Peterson Recycling Inc
Waste hauler in Wells, MN · 3 drivers · 3 trucks · USDOT 633884
Company details
- Legal name
- Milton Peterson
- Address
- 355 3rd St SE
Wells, MN 56097 - Phone
- (507) 553-3096
- County
- Faribault County
- USDOT number
- 633884 (active)
- FMCSA registered
- Since March 1996
- Operation
- Intrastate carrier · Private property (hauls its own cargo)
- Cargo on file
- Garbage, refuse; Other: Trees
- Hazardous materials
- No
- Locations
- 1 location · operates in MN
- Data sources
- FMCSA Motor Carrier Census (24 Aug 2026), company website (Sep 2026)
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
Fleet and drivers
- Drivers
- 3
- Power units
- 3 trucks
- Driving radius
- Local (all drivers within 100 miles) (1 interstate, 2 intrastate)
- Annual mileage
- 4,000 miles (2002 filing)
- Fleet size band
- 1–4 drivers
- Last FMCSA filing
- MCS-150 updated Jan 6, 2003
Figures come from the carrier's own FMCSA registration filings and are self-reported.
Business categories
- Tree Service
Services mentioned on the company website
Keywords read from the company website in Sep 2026. Confirm services and pricing with the company.
About this hauler
Peterson Recycling Inc is a waste hauler based in Wells, Minnesota, in Faribault County. It has been registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration since 1996 (USDOT 633884) and files as an intrastate carrier hauling garbage, refuse, Trees. Its latest filing lists 3 drivers and 3 power units, with 4,000 miles driven in 2002. It is listed under tree service, and its website mentions roll-off, dumpster, waste removal, dumpsters. The nearest transfer station is Peterson Refuse and Demolition, 1.5 miles away, and the nearest landfill is Albert Lea Demo Landfill in Albert Lea, 16.8 miles away.
Nearby facilities
- Peterson Refuse and Demolition Transfer Station 1.5 mi · Wells, MN
- Albert Lea Demo Landfill Landfill 16.8 mi · Albert Lea, MN
- Clarks Grove Demolition Landfill Landfill 17.4 mi · Clarks Grove, MN
- Waste Management Of Minnesota, Inc. Transfer Station 17.8 mi · Clarks Grove, MN
- Freeborn Co Environmental Services Transfer Station 18.2 mi · Albert Lea, MN
- Infinite Recycled Technologies Recycling 19.5 mi · Albert Lea, MN
- Alter Metal Recycling Metals 24.2 mi · Hayfield, MN
- Central Disposal Landfill Landfill 24.3 mi · Lake Mills, IA
Nearest landfill: Albert Lea Demo Landfill, Albert Lea — 16.8 mi
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Area served
Based in Wells; towns within 15 miles: Wells, Freeborn, Alden, Easton, Minnesota Lake, Bricelyn, Conger, Kiester, Hartland, Waldorf.
County context
One of 6 waste haulers in Faribault County, MN and one of 1,284 waste haulers in Minnesota.
ZIP 56097 at a glance
- Population
- 3,487 (8 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 47
- Households
- Median income $62,264 · 26% earn six figures
- Housing
- 80% owner-occupied · median home value $130,250 · median rent $713
- Workforce
- 63% labor-force participation · 3.2% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Minnesota solid-waste agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA)
Disposal options for this hauler
1 transfer station in Faribault County.