Yard and tree waste disposal

Contact your waste hauler or city for information on options and material preparations. Find your city recycling contact.

Bag yard waste for pickup in compostable bags, which include paper bags or certified-compostable plastic bags (identified with the BPI compostable logo).

Call before visiting these businesses for hours, materials they accept, requirements and fees.

Note: Hennepin County does NOT operate a yard waste drop-off site.

Ceres Mulch

Map: Ceres Mulch
3825 85th Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443

Contact

• 763-488-5621
• ceresmulch.com/about

Visiting information

• Open to the public.
• April 1 to October 31 – Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• November 1 to March 31 – Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• May and June, open Saturdays, 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.
• Accepted: Tree logs and branches.
• NOT accepted: Dirt, leaves, and rocks. 

Maple Grove Yard Waste Site

Map: Maple Grove Yard Waste Site
10300 Maple Grove Parkway, Maple Grove, MN 55369

Contact

• 763-420-4886
• mgyardwaste.com/

Visiting information

• Open to residents of Maple Grove, Champlin, Brooklyn Park, Dayton, Brooklyn Center, Crystal, and New Hope residents at no charge.
• Residents of Rogers need a City Hall permit to dump.
• Site open to residents of other cities and commercial customers for a fee.
• Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (April 1–November 30)
• Accepted: Dirt, leaves, rock aggregate under 2 inches in diameter, tree logs and waste under 10 inches in diameter.

SKB Malcolm Avenue Transfer Station

Map: SKB Malcolm Avenue Transfer Station
630 Malcolm Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, MN 55414

Contact

• 612-331-4610
• skbinc.com/our-locations/malcolm

Visiting information

• Open to the public.
• Monday–Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. (year round)
• Saturday 7 a.m. to noon (April-November)
• Fees vary.
• Accepted: Leaves, tree branches and logs.
• NOT accepted: Dirt, rocks.

The Mulch Store

Locations

• Burnsville, 952-890-9375.
  Open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Minnetrista, 952-446-1056.
  Open Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays,  9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Shakopee, 952-445-2139.
  Open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, closed.
• Learn more at setmn.com

Visiting information

• Open to the public.
• Accepted: Dirt, leaves, tree branches and logs.
• NOT accepted: Rocks.

*Updated 9/16/2024

Backyard composting is an easy way to turn much of the waste from your yard and kitchen into a rich organic material that you can use to improve your soil.

Leave grass clippings on your lawn. This practice will add valuable nutrients and can reduce the need for fertilizer.

Learn more about backyard composting.

All ash trees in Hennepin County are threatened by the emerald ash borer, a destructive tree pest that attacks and kills ash trees. To prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer, a quarantine is in place for Hennepin County and surrounding counties that prohibits hauling ash tree waste out of the quarantine area.

Disposing of ash tree waste

Ash tree waste should be taken to the closest disposal site to minimize the spread of the emerald ash borer. Some yard waste haulers and sites cannot accept ash tree waste. See the list of ash tree waste disposal sites.

Preventing the spread of the emerald ash borer

Take these steps to help prevent emerald ash borer from spreading:

• Don't transport firewood. Buy firewood locally from an approved vendor, and don't bring any extra wood home with you.
• Watch for signs of infestation in your ash trees. The earlier that emerald ash borer is found, the sooner it can be addressed. Learn more about the signs if emerald ash borer infestation and management options for ash trees in the county's emerald ash borer brochure (PDF).
• Only prune ash trees during the season when emerald ash borer is not active, which is from October 1 to April 30. Remember to dispose of any ash tree waste at the closest disposal site.

More information

• Minnesota Department of Agriculture
• University of Minnesota Extension