Homeowners and renters with City garbage service

Signing up

You have City collection service if:

• Your garbage carts are gray 
• They are labeled “Property of City of Minneapolis” 

If you have City service, there's two ways you can sign up for organics recycling:

• Use our online sign-up form for organics recycling
• Call or email our office

Getting started

We'll deliver an organics recycling cart after you sign up. You'll also receive a welcome kit in the mail.

The welcome kit includes: 

• Organics home setup guide
• Refrigerator magnet
• Starter set of compostable bags

New renters in buildings with City pickup service that already have a green organics recycling cart can contact our office to request a welcome kit.

Using your cart

Organics must be in a BPI certified compostable plastic bag or paper grocery bag. Your green cart will be emptied weekly on your garbage day. 

• How to start collecting organics
• Organics sorting tips
• Learn what goes in your cart

Requesting an extra cart

Your organics should fit in your organics recycling cart. If your cart is often full, contact our office to request a larger cart or get another cart. If you occasionally have extra organics, you can bring them to an organics drop-off site.

Renters without City service

Larger apartment buildings usually do not have City service.

If your building has a dumpster, you have a private hauler, and their name should be on the dumpster. You have two options for organics recycling: 

• Sign up to bring your household organics to an organics drop-off site. There is no cost to use an organics drop-off site.
• Work with your property manager to have organics recycling added at your building.

See Collection for businesses and large buildings or more information. 

Businesses

• All businesses are required to have recycling service.
• Hennepin County requires certain businesses to also have a food scrap diversion program, such as organics recycling.

More information 

See collection for businesses and large buildings