Facility details
- Address
- 19800 Nowthen Blvd NW
Nowthen, MN 55303 - Phone
- (763) 441-1347
- Website
- nowthenmn.govoffice2.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Anoka County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-09
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- B & E Recycling Station Recycling 5.3 mi · Elk River, MN
- Lake State Recycling ElectronicsRecycling 5.6 mi · Elk River, MN
- Elk River Landfill Landfill 5.7 mi · Elk River, MN
- Elk River Sanitary Landfill Waste Management Landfill 6.0 mi · Elk River, MN
- Anoka-Ramsey Sanitary LF Landfill 6.6 mi · Ramsey, MN
- Metro Appliance Rcycling Recycling 7.5 mi · Otsego, MN
- Transfer Station Addition Transfer Station 7.5 mi · Ramsey, MN
- North Country Recycling Recycling 7.9 mi · St Michael, MN
- Anoka Recycling and Disposal Center Recycling 8.9 mi · Anoka, MN
- Alter Metal Recycling MetalsRecycling 9.2 mi · Anoka, MN
Nearest landfill: Elk River Landfill, Elk River — 5.7 mi
Area served
Serves Anoka, Elk River, Saint Francis, Dayton, Zimmerman, Cedar, Albertville, Andover, Champlin, Rogers, Minneapolis, Bethel.
County context
One of 26 recycling centers in Anoka County, MN.
ZIP 55303 population 52,121.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)