Wheaton Recycling Center

Recycling

Wheaton, MN

Facility details

Address
1st Street N
Wheaton, MN 56296
Phone
(320) 422-7726
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Facility type
Recycling
County
Traverse County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
EPA
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

Nearest landfill: Roberts County Landfill, Sisseton — 25.5 mi

Waste haulers nearby

Area served

Serves Wheaton, Dumont, Rosholt, SD, Norcross, Tintah.

County context

The only listed recycling center in Traverse County, MN.

2 waste haulers in Traverse County, MN.

ZIP 56296 at a glance

Population
1,956 (3 per sq mi)
Median age
45
Households
Median income $53,527 · 26% earn six figures
Housing
81% owner-occupied · median home value $102,247 · median rent $612
Workforce
51% labor-force participation · 5% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)