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Highland Park Food Scraps Drop-off

Free 24/7 Ramsey County food scraps drop-off at 800 Snelling Ave. S. in Highland Park, for Ramsey County households.

Highland Park Food Scraps Drop-off, at 800 Snelling Ave. S. in Saint Paul, takes household food scraps around the clock: its hours are 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year. It is one of three Ramsey County 24/7 food scraps sites in Saint Paul, with Como Park and Union Park.

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What Highland Park takes and what it does not

Bagged food scraps from Ramsey County households, meat, seafood, bones and dairy included, in compostable bags only. Business and institutional waste is not accepted, and regular plastic bags contaminate the compost.

Rules at every Ramsey County 24/7 food scraps site

The county’s ten 24/7 food scraps sites take household food scraps from Ramsey County residents only, not from businesses or institutions. Use a compostable bag with the BPI “compostable” logo, never a regular plastic bag; the county gives free compostable bags at its yard waste and 24/7 sites. The accepted list is on the county’s food scraps page ↗.

Type
Yard waste and compost site
State
Minnesota
City
Saint Paul
Address
800 Snelling Ave. S., Saint Paul, MN
Hours
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week
Who can use it
Ramsey County residents only; no businesses or institutions
Fees
Free
Takes
Household food scraps in compostable bags, including meat, seafood, bones and dairy
Does not take
Regular plastic bags; business and institutional waste
Run by
Ramsey County
Official website
ramseycountymn.gov
Primary source
ramseycountymn.gov
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Questions

What are the Highland Park Food Scraps Drop-off hours?
Highland Park Food Scraps Drop-off on Snelling Avenue South is open 24 hours a day, every day.
Who can use Highland Park Food Scraps Drop-off?
Ramsey County residents with household food scraps. Ramsey County says businesses and institutions may not use the 24/7 sites.
Where else in Saint Paul can I drop off food scraps besides Highland Park?
Como Park at 1149 Beulah Lane and Union Park at Carroll Avenue and Griggs Street North are the other 24/7 sites, and the Saint Paul yard waste sites take food scraps during their hours.

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