Facility details
- Address
- 8085 Hill Trl N
Lake Elmo, MN 55042 - Phone
- (651) 304-6317
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- localjunkcarbuyers.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Washington 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
- Washington County Landfill Landfill 1.4 mi · Lake Elmo, MN
- Bellaire Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.6 mi · Grant, MN
- BizRecycling Recycling 3.7 mi · Maplewood, MN
- Ray Anderson and Sons Recycling 6.3 mi · St. Paul, MN
- Frank and Sims Yard Waste Collection Site Recycling 6.4 mi · St Paul, MN
- Ramsey Co Yard Waste Collection Site Frank & Sims Transfer Station 6.5 mi · St Paul, MN
- Ramsey Co Yard Waste Collection Site Battle Creek Transfer Station 6.6 mi · St Paul, MN
- Planet Green Enterprise Inc Recycling 6.7 mi · St Paul, MN
- Battle Creek Yard Waste Collection Site Recycling 7.2 mi · St Paul, MN
- A Greener Read Recycling 7.4 mi · St Paul, MN
Nearest landfill: Washington County Landfill, Lake Elmo — 1.4 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Schill's Dumpster Service Inc2.5 mi · Oakdale, MN · 1 driver
- Junk Justice LLC2.5 mi · Saint Paul, MN · 1 driver
- Directpro Transport Inc3.0 mi · Lake Elmo, MN · 21 drivers
- Gopher Junk Removal3.0 mi · Lake Elmo, MN · 1 driver
- R S Recycling4.1 mi · Maplewood, MN · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Willernie, Saint Paul, Lake Elmo, Stillwater, Bayport, Houlton, WI, Lakeland, Afton, Hugo, South Saint Paul, Newport, Hudson, WI.
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in Washington County, MN.
26 waste haulers in Washington County, MN.
ZIP 55042 at a glance
- Population
- 13,705 (213 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- Median income $154,341 · 68% earn six figures
- Housing
- 94% owner-occupied · median home value $588,128 · median rent $2,407
- Workforce
- 64% 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)