Key Dates

Hennepin County Ordinance 13 requires cities with more than 10,000 people make curbside organics recycling available by 2022. 

City and Sustainability Commission open two organics recycling drop-offs in Bloomington. Residents can bring their food scraps and non-recyclable paper to organics drop-off sites located in Bloomington. These sites are offered at no additional cost to residents. Residents must sign-up to use drop-offs.

Approval of Sustainability Commission 2021 Work Plan.  Work plan directs Commission and staff to plan for Residential Curbside Organics Recycling. 

Joint Meeting of City Council and Sustainability Commission Solid Waste Working Groups to review organics recycling Scope of Service.  Meeting notes can be downloaded in "Important Documents" section of project page. 

Joint Meeting of City Council and Sustainability Commission Solid Waste Working Groups to review organics recycling Scope of Service. The group made a formal recommendation on how organics recycling should be made available to residents.  Meeting notes can be downloaded in "Important Documents" section of project page.

City Council approves organics recycling Scope of Service.

City staff anticipate presenting proposed agreement with haulers for organics recycling service to Joint Meeting of City Council and Solid Waste Solid Waste Working Group in May.

City staff anticipated presenting proposed agreement with haulers for organics recycling service to City Council in May. 

City staff anticipate organics recycling service will be made available sometime in early 2022.