 Sign up for weekly curbside organics collection
The City of Plymouth has contracted with Republic Services to begin offering weekly curbside organics collection to all Plymouth households in March 2024 – and residents must sign up to participate.
All households pay for organics recycling through their utility bill, like regular recycling. Residents must sign up to receive an organics cart to get started. Participants will receive their organics carts in late February. To sign up, visit plymouthmn.gov/organics.
Mandated Charge for Organics
Due to state law and county mandate, all Plymouth residents will be charged for curbside organics collection in 2024. Following a community engagement initiative that largely supported city-led organized organics collection (including food scraps and other compostable materials), the Plymouth City Council approved a recycling contract extension with Republic Services, which includes curbside organics collection.
Collection Schedule
While curbside organics will be collected weekly, single-sort recycling collection (plastics, metals, cardboard, etc.) will continue every other week. For those who sign up, weekly organics collection will take place the same day as garbage/recycling day. To determine which day is collection day, view the gray/blue recycling map at plymouthmn.gov/recyclingschedule.
Why Organics Recycling Matters
According to Hennepin County, approximately one-third of trash is organic material, such as food scraps and compostable paper. Weekly curbside organics recycling allows residents to dispose of food waste and compostable materials (separate from yard waste). Organics recycling is aimed at diverting that material from the waste stream and creating reusable compost material instead.
More Information
To sign up and learn more about curbside organics collection in Plymouth, visit plymouthmn.gov/organics.
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