For immediate release:
In response to the recent wide-spread flooding in St. Louis County, the St. Louis County Board of Commissioners has authorized the Environmental Services Department to accept flood-related debris from residents and businesses of the County Solid Waste Management Area at no charge through Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the following locations:
- St. Louis County Regional Landfill; 5341 Regional Landfill Rd. Virginia
- Aurora Transfer Station; 5910 Highway 135 North, Aurora
- Brookston Transfer Station; 8609 Highway 2, Brookston
- Cook Transfer Station; 2134 South Beatty Road, Cook
- Hibbing Transfer Station; 3994 Landfill Road, Hibbing
- Northwoods Transfer Station; 9384 Highway 21 North, Ely
- County 77 Canister Site; 2038 County Road. 77, Tower
- French Township Canister Site; 7150 Greenrock Road, Side Lake
- Balkan Township Canister Site; 11489 Vlasich Road, Chisholm
- Soudan Canister Site; 5160 Highway 169, Soudan
If you are hauling flood-related debris, please note that you should separate household related garbage from demolition debris.
St. Louis County Environmental Services is responsible for solid waste management throughout the county with the exception of the communities within the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District. For convenient and safe disposal of trash and recycling, the department operates:
- The regional landfill and a mixed recycling processing center in Virginia
- Two household hazardous waste collection facilities in Virginia and Hibbing
- Numerous canister sites and transfer stations throughout the County
Attention Residents of Aurora. The City of Aurora has closed their recycling location at Public Works. You can still bring your recycling though to the Aurora Transfer Station. The hours of operation are as follows: M, Th, F: 8 am - 4 pm; Tu, W: 10 am - 4 pm; Sa: 8 am - Noon.
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The mission of Environmental Services is to provide programs and services that protect human health and the environment by facilitating sustainable management of wastes for the citizens we serve.