Red and gray ACE Solid Waste natural gas garbage truck on a suburban street next to a trash bin.

Residential Recycling Services

ACE Simple Sort Recycling makes recycling easier by letting you place all accepted materials in one cart. Your recyclables are collected every other week, no sorting required.

Residential Recycling

Add Residential Recycling to Your Collection Service

Recycling Carts for Your Home

Boost Recycling by Up to 40%

Like a standard garbage container, this wheeled cart features a gray lid and clear labeling to indicate it’s for recyclables only.

Making recycling easier means more materials get recycled—sometimes increasing participation by 30–40%. That’s a win for the environment and our community.

  • Protects the Environment
    Recycling reduces waste sent to landfills and helps conserve natural resources, supporting a cleaner and healthier planet.
  • Saves Energy
    Using recycled materials requires less energy than producing new ones, helping reduce emissions and preserve valuable resources.
ACE Solid Waste Service Guidelines

Curbside Collection Guidelines

Please have your recycling cart at the street by 6:00am on collection day to ensure pickup.

Always place accepted recyclables loose in your cart or in brown paper bags—do not use plastic bags. Only include approved items; carts containing unacceptable materials or bagged recyclables may not be collected and could incur additional fees.

Recycling Schedule

ACE follows a red week and black week recycle schedule. Not sure if you're in the red week or black week service area? Contact us and we'll let you know.

Our Disposal Guide

Here's What Goes Into a Recycling Bin

No plastic bags! Recycling placed in plastic bags may not be collected and could incur additional fees due to contamination.

Please break down cardboard to fit inside your cart. Larger boxes should be flattened, cut into smaller pieces, and tied with string or twine into bundles no larger than 3 ft. x 3 ft. and no heavier than 30 lbs each. Place the bundles next to your cart. There’s no extra charge for additional recycling.

Recycle it!

Trash it.

Battery Disposal

Incorrect Battery Disposal Can Cause Fires

Common household items seem harmless, however, the batteries in them pose risks when disposed into regular garbage or recycling containers because of their highly flammable nature.

  • Remove the batteries

    Check the electronic devices you need to dispose of. If possible, remove the batteries. If not, bring the whole device to the drop off location.
  • Store batteries in a safe place

    Store batteries in non-metallic containers (plastic, cardboard, or glass) that do not conduct electricity if there is a spark.
  • Find your local drop off

    Find a local electronic disposal store, or find a drop off location near you.
Plastic container filled with used batteries for recycling against green background.
Recycling Pickup Service Areas
Andover
Anoka
(city contract)
Becker
Bethel
Big Lake
Champlin
Columbus
Coon Rapids
East Bethel
Ham Lake
Hugo
Isanti
Lexington
Lino Lakes
Linwood
Mounds View
Nowthen
Oak Grove
Otsego
Princeton
Princeton City
Ramsey
(city contract)
Santiago
Saint Francis
Wyoming
Zimmerman