Residential Collection

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All single-family residential properties (four units or less) shall use weekly trash and recycling collection service as provided by the City of White Bear Lake. The City currently contracts with Republic Services for residential trash and recycling.

Set out your trash and recycling carts by 6 a.m. on your scheduled collection day.

To set up trash and recycling service, or to finalize service, click here. For service-related questions or concerns pertaining to residential trash and recycling, contact Utility Billing at 651-429-8565. 

Yard waste and bulky item disposal services and billing are handled exclusively through Republic Services at 952-941-5174.

Depending on your inquiry or issue, this page provides contact information for various trash-related inquires. 

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New residents should contact Utility Billing to ensure trash and recycling collection has been properly established. Or use the online form to set up or finalize residential trash and recycling collection service.

Set out your trash and recycling carts by 6 a.m. on your collection day. Collection is delayed by one day on holiday weeks, so if your collection day is Friday within a week containing a holiday, your trash and recycling will be picked up the next day on Saturday.  Holidays that fall on weekends do not affect the normal schedule.

White Bear Lake Residential Trash Cart Exchange

Beginning the week of April 17th, per Ramsey County Solid Waste Ordinance, all Troje trash carts will be exchanged for new Republic Services trash carts. Click for more information.

Recycling Guide
Single Sort Recycling

Recyclables are collected in a single sort method.  Materials do not need to be sorted into different groups, simply place all recycles into your recycling container.

Residents - See the Recycling Guide for a list of materials collected in the City's curbside recycling program.

Businesses and multi-family housing - Contact your licensed hauler for a full list of acceptable recyclables.

yard waste site

Yard waste includes leaves, brush, grass clippings, and other plant material.  State law prohibits the disposal of yard waste such as leaves, branches, weeds, and grass clippings in the trash.

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There are many options for disposing of bulky items such as a sofa, chair, mattress, kitchen appliance, electronics, etc.

HHW

Many common household products contain hazardous materials. These products can be harmful to our health and pollute our air, land and water if they are not used, stored or disposed of properly.