University of Minnesota Recycling Program
Minneapolis, MN
Facility details
- Address
- 3009 Como Ave SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414 - Phone
- (612) 625-8084
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- z.umn.edu
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Hennepin County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
EPA record
Listed in the EPA Facility Registry: 110003871597, 110069074744
Programs on file: MN-TEMPO 37561 · RCRA hazardous-waste handler MND985748151 · MN-TEMPO 99723
Interest types: SQG
EPA record updated 2016-06-03
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- Como Recycling Recycling same site · Minneapolis, MN
- U of M Como Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Minneapolis, MN
- Kronick Industries Inc ISRI Metals 0.2 mi · Minneapolis, MN
- Metro Metals Corp Metals 0.5 mi · St Paul, MN
- Metro Metals Recycling Recycling 0.6 mi · St Paul, MN
- Eureka Recycling MRFRecycling 0.6 mi · Minneapolis, MN
- Malcolm Transfer Station Transfer Station 0.9 mi · Minneapolis, MN
- Malcom Avenue Recycling & TS Recycling 1.0 mi · Minneapolis, MN
- OceanTech Recycling 1.2 mi · Minneapolis, MN
- WM Recycle America eCycling Services Recycling 1.4 mi · Minneapolis, MN
Nearest landfill: Tech Dump, Minneapolis / Golden Valley — 8.8 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Aspen Waste Systems Inc1.0 mi · Minneapolis, MN · 147 drivers
- Valverde's Junk1.0 mi · Minneapolis, MN · 1 driver
- Atomic Recycling LLC1.7 mi · Minneapolis, MN · 37 drivers
- Eureka Recycling1.7 mi · Minneapolis, MN · 39 drivers
- 1-800-Got-Junk1.7 mi · Minneapolis, MN · 40 drivers
Area served
Serves Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Mendota, South Saint Paul, Hopkins, Newport, Circle Pines, Willernie, Inver Grove Heights, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, Burnsville.
County context
One of 61 recycling centers in Hennepin County, MN.
120 waste haulers in Hennepin County, MN.
ZIP 55414 at a glance
- Population
- 35,007 (4,327 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 23
- Households
- Median income $51,966 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 15% owner-occupied · median home value $446,523 · median rent $1,425
- Workforce
- 72% labor-force participation · 6.1% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)