Olmsted Recycling Center Holiday Hours 2026: Fees, Items & Map

Official Screenshot Guide: Hours, Holiday Notice, Fees and Accepted Items

The screenshot is placed here because the first visitor task is verifying the county page, hours, address, phone, holiday alert, accepted free recyclables and fee-based items before driving.

Image description: this visual reference helps readers recognize the official county page area where facility hours, holiday notices, fee schedule links and accepted-items guidance can be checked before a trip.

What Olmsted Recycling Center Plus Is — and What It Is Not

Olmsted Recycling Center Plus is a county self-haul facility in Rochester, Minnesota. It helps residents and self-haulers handle extra clean recyclables, garbage, bulky household items, electronics, TVs, appliances, mattresses, tires, carpeting, grills, lawnmowers and residential quantities of some construction or demolition materials.

It is not a free public dump, a hazardous-chemical lane, a Sunday drop-off site, or a place to bring unlimited commercial waste without approval. The county separates free pre-sorted recycling, fee-based self-haul disposal, household hazardous waste, yard waste and landfill loads into different processes.

Olmsted Recycling Center Hours, Address, Phone and Office Schedule

The regular Recycling Center Plus facility hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Under the normal public schedule, it is not a Sunday or Monday drop-off trip. Holiday closings override normal hours, especially when a holiday is observed on Saturday.

Olmsted Recycling Center 2026 Holiday Hours and Closures

The official 2026 Solid Waste Holiday Schedule marks Recycling Center Plus as closed on multiple holidays and observed Saturday holidays. Christmas Eve is listed with reduced hours. The PDF says the schedule is subject to change, so verify before a special trip.

Olmsted Recycling Center Fees: Official PDF Details Turned Into Planning Help

The county fee schedule is the safest source for disposal charges. Staff can determine the final charge by material type, quantity, size and handling needs, so use this as a planning guide and verify before a large or unusual load.

Accepted Free Items at Olmsted Recycling Center: Pre-Sorted Only

Olmsted County lists several recyclable materials as accepted free of charge, but they must be pre-sorted. “Free” does not mean dirty, bagged, mixed or contaminated. Keep recyclables clean and separate before arriving.

Accepted Fee Items: What Can Cost Money

Olmsted County lists household quantities of many materials commonly accepted for a fee at Recycling Center Plus. Fees vary by item type, size, volume and handling. Call before bringing a trailer, large cleanout, business material or anything unusual.

Which Olmsted County Facility Should You Use?

The Energy Parkway area can be confusing because Recycling Center Plus, the Hazardous Waste Facility, the Compost Site and the Waste-to-Energy system are related but not interchangeable. Pick the route by material, not by the closest driveway.

Paint, Batteries, Sharps, Chemicals and Hazardous Waste

For paints, stains, varnishes, solvents, pesticides, rechargeable/button batteries, mercury items, sharps, household cleaners, automotive products and used antifreeze, use the Olmsted County Hazardous Waste Facility guidance. It shares the 305 Energy Parkway NE area but follows a different unloading and safety process.

How to prepare hazardous materials

Keep items in non-leaking containers, keep them upright in the back of the vehicle, do not mix chemicals, turn off the engine in the unloading area and let staff assist. If the label says danger, poison, flammable, corrosive, warning, toxic, combustible, acid, lye or petroleum distillates, treat it as hazardous until confirmed otherwise.

Yard Waste and Compost Site: What to Do Instead

The Compost Site is across the street from the Hazardous Waste Facility and is listed as open seven days a week during daylight hours. Use it for acceptable yard waste instead of forcing yard debris into a Recycling Center Plus fee load.

Through March, the county lists Christmas trees as accepted at the Compost Site any day during daylight hours with no disposal fee. Remove stands, ornaments and lights first. Wreaths, swags, boughs and other evergreen decorations should go in a bag and be thrown in garbage to reduce invasive-species risk.

Electronics, TVs and Data Safety

Electronics and TVs are common reasons residents search for Olmsted Recycling Center fees. The fee schedule separates cell phones, small electronics, flat-screen TVs/monitors and CRT or projection screens. Older heavy screens usually cost more than flat screens.

Before dropping off phones, tablets, laptops, desktops or storage devices, back up important files, sign out of accounts, remove memory cards and erase personal data. A recycling facility handles the material stream; it does not automatically protect private information.

Common Rejected-Load Reasons and Local Tips

Most wasted trips happen because the visitor has the right county system but the wrong material mix, wrong holiday date or wrong facility. Sort first, check the holiday table, bring payment for fee items and call before hauling anything unusual.

Before-You-Go Checklist for Seniors, Families and Weekend Cleanouts

1. Confirm the location. This guide is for Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus in Rochester, Minnesota.
2. Check the day and holiday table. Normal hours are Tuesday through Saturday, but holiday weeks can close normally open days.
3. Separate free recyclables. Keep cardboard, paper, glass, cans, accepted plastics and scrap metal clean and sorted.
4. Remove Styrofoam from recycling. Styrofoam is not accepted in the recycling area.
5. Count fee items. Measure screens, count tires and mattresses, and separate appliances, electronics and bulky items.
6. Cover your load. Tie down and tarp the load to avoid the unsecured/uncovered load fee.
7. Keep hazardous materials separate. Paints, solvents, pesticides, batteries, sharps and mercury items need the Hazardous Waste Facility process.
8. Call first for large or unusual loads. Do this for trailers, commercial waste, construction debris, large cleanouts or nine or more tires.

Olmsted Recycling Center Plus Map and Directions

The map below points to Olmsted County Recycling Center Plus, 305 Energy Parkway NE, Rochester, MN 55906. Use the map for directions, then use the official county page for the final word on hours, holiday closings, fees and accepted-material rules.

Frequently Asked Questions About Olmsted Recycling Center