Waste Disposal and Recycling
Waste Disposal and Recycling Department Detail.
Overview
The City of Albert Lea offers waste disposal at its Transfer Station, where waste is later transferred to a landfill while Freeborn County coordinate recycling services and provides disposal of household hazardous waste. The City also offers a Demotion Landfill at its Transfer Station. For curbside pickup of garbage, residents and businesses hire private companies.
Transfer Station
See the fee schedule below.
Effective Dec. 1, 2025, the Transfer Station will accept only credit cards and checks. No cash.
December – March
- Tuesday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Friday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
April – September
- Monday and Wednesday: 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
- Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
October – November
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: noon – 6 p.m.
- Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Saturday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Closed New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Appliances, electronics, household garbage, car tires, truck tires, tractor tires, car tires with rims, truck/tractor rim, brush, yard waste, commercial yard waste, waste oil.
Annual compost permits are available for $13 for Albert Lea residents and $18.50 for residents outside city limits. These permit rates are for residents only, not businesses. Residents can receive a compost permit at no charge if participating in the Shell Rock River Watershed District’s Adopt-a- Drain program.
Aluminum siding, asphalt, brick, concrete, concrete block, copper tubes, duct work, electrical wiring, felt or tar paper, galvanized pipe, insulation, lumber, particle board, plaster, plastic or vinyl siding, plywood, PVC conduit, PVC pipe, sheetrock, shingles, steel pipe, wood and steel siding.
Fees:
300 cubic yards or less (per yard)
$14.25 resident $18.90 non-resident
Over 300 cubic yards (per yard)
$9.45 resident $14.70 non-resident
Adhesive, asbestos, batteries, epoxy, resins, glues, any liquids, paints, thinners, solvents, varnishes, sealants, hazardous waste, sewage, treated lumber, medical or infectious waste, animal carcasses, radioactive waste, foundry waste, incinerator ash.
Freeborn County Environmental Services coordinates single-stream recycling in the City of Albert Lea. The County also provides a drop-off location for electronics and household hazardous waste at its facility, 2020 Pioneer Trail. Drop-off hours are Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by appointment by calling 507-377-5186. More than two carriable boxes requires an appointment.
Please visit the County’s website for more information.
507-377-5186
2020 Pioneer Trail| Item | Resident | Non-resident |
| Appliances | $22 | $24 |
| Household garbage (30 gallon can or box) | $8.25 plus tax | $10.56 plus tax |
| Household garbage (per cubic yard) | $25.00 plus tax | $32.00 plus tax |
| Car tire | $6 | $12 |
| Truck tire | $18 | $36 |
| Tractor tire: under 30″ | $50 | $100 |
| Tractor tire: 30″-46″ | $60 | $120 |
| Tractor tire: over 46″ | $70 | $140 |
| Car tire with rim | $11 | $22 |
| Truck/tractor rim | $28 | $56 |
| Brush: pickup load | $5 | $10 |
| Yard waste (annually) | $13 | $18.50 |
| Commericial yard waste (annually) | $137 | $200 |
| Waste oil | no charge |
For more information
Jill Steinhauer
Administrative Assistant
jsteinhauer@ci.albertlea.mn.us
Albert Lea Transfer Station
Hours:
Monday and Wednesday 3 pm-7 pm
Tuesday and Friday 11 am-3 pm
Saturday 9 am-4 pm
Freeborn County Environmental Services
2020 Pioneer Trail
Albert Lea, MN 56007
Hours:
Wednesdays 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.