Recycling
Weekly residential recycling
Republic Services is Shoreview's residential recycling service provider beginning on July 1, 2024. Curbside recycling is funded by a combination of users fees, county, and state grant money.
Customer service
What can be recycled?
Items accepted for at-home recycling
These are general guidelines. Please follow instructions from your city or recycling hauler.
- Metal cans
- Glass bottles & jars
- Cartons
- Plastic containers (#1, #2 and #5)
- Rinse all containers. OK to leave caps on. Do not crush or flatten.
- Cardboard boxes (all types, except frozen food boxes)
- Newspaper, magazines & mail
- Office & school papers
- Paper towel & toilet paper tubes
Extra recyclables
If you have more recyclables than fit in your cart, please call Republic Services (320-252-9608) before your pickup day.
Recycling events
Business recycling
Grants of up to $10,000 are available to start, improve or manage workplace trash, recycling, food scraps, and organics. Businesses can also request free container labels for their trash and recycling bins. BizRecycling, a Shoreview recycling partner, provides recycling grant money to restaurants, offices, schools, clinics, golf courses, offices and warehouses.
BizRecycling provides:
- Free consultations
- Customized recycling plans
- Grants
- Ongoing support
Learn more, contact, or apply for grand funding at BizRecycling.com.
Special event recycling
Hosting a wedding, block party, graduation, family reunion or another big event? Ramsey County offers recycling and organic waste containers free to residents and organizations for temporary events. Containers are easily portable, come with signage and bags for easy set up and use.
Learn more and request containers at ramseycounty.us.
Food scraps
Food scraps recycling, or kitchen composting, includes all food scraps and non-recyclable paper products like tissues and paper towels. Residents can bring their organics recycling to all Ramsey County yard waste sites, plus a dedicated organics site located in Como Park.
How to participate
- Collect your food scraps and paper products.
- Bring your organic waste to one of the sites listed here.
- Pick up more free bags at any organics recycling site.
Free Fix-it Clinics
Bring your broken household goods and clothing in need of repair to a Ramsey County Fix-it Clinic. Volunteers provide free, guided assistance to disassemble, troubleshoot, and fix items.
The following are examples of things that have been repaired at other fix-it events:
- Antique radio
- Blender
- Camping lantern
- Clothing and other soft goods to mend or alter
- Dremel tool
- DVD player
- Electric hot water kettle
- Fan
- Flashlight
- Hair dryer
- Lamp
- Paper shredder
- Remote control
- Sewing machine
- Steam mop
- Stereo
- Telephone headset
- Toaster oven
- Toaster
- Toys
Volunteer at a Fix-it Clinic
If you can troubleshoot repairs for broken items, consider volunteering at a Fix-it Clinic. Email FixItClinics@ramseycounty.us or call 651-266-1199 for details and to sign up.
Recycling or disposal questions