Facility details
- Address
- 1222 Winton Rd
Ely, MN 55731 - Phone
- (218) 365-5865
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- tonystowing.org
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- St. Louis County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
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
- Northwoods Transfer Station Transfer Station 9.7 mi · Ely, MN
- Northwoods Demolition Debris & Disposal Transfer Station 10.1 mi · Ely, MN
- Northwoods Transfer Station Transfer Station 10.9 mi · Birch Lake Unorganized, MN
Nearest landfill: Regional Landfill St Louis County Landfill & Transfer Station Facilities, Virginia — 41.7 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Walsh Septic Systems Co0.7 mi · Winton, MN · 1 driver
- James G Men Inc5.2 mi · Ely, MN · 3 drivers
- G Men Environmental Services Inc5.2 mi · Ely, MN · 8 drivers
- Northern Routes Roll-Off5.2 mi · Ely, MN · 3 drivers
- Boundary Waters Septic Pumping5.2 mi · Ely, MN · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Winton, Ely.
County context
One of 16 recycling centers in St. Louis County, MN.
70 waste haulers in St. Louis County, MN.
ZIP 55731 at a glance
- Population
- 5,361 (1 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 60
- Households
- Median income $62,008 · 30% earn six figures
- Housing
- 75% owner-occupied · median home value $206,804 · median rent $644
- Workforce
- 52% labor-force participation · 2.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)