Anoka County Rice Creek Site
Anoka County Rice Creek, Lino Lakes
7701 Main Street, Lino Lakes, MN 55038
To contact the Rice Creek site directly call 651-429-3723.
South of 35W off CSAH 14 (Main Street)
There is no exit from 35W to County Road 14. Use the Lake Drive (CSAH 23) exit from 35W and take Lake Drive north to Main Street. Use entrance to Wargo Nature Center.
Compost site accepts grass, leaves, non-woody yard waste, tree waste and organics.
You are required to:
- unload your own yard waste,
- take empty bags/containers with you, and
- ensure any yard waste you bring to the site is free of garbage, recyclables or plastic.
Tree waste may be loose or bundled.
Organics are collected in a separate container at the compost sites. Residents are encouraged to sign up for the program to receive information on how to get started.
Hours of Operation
April - November, weather permitting
- Monday: closed
- Tuesday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Wednesday: closed
- Thursday: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Friday: closed
- Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday: Noon - 5 p.m.
December - March, weather permitting
- Saturday: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. ONLY
Closed New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day including the following Friday, Christmas Day
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Leaves, Grass, and Non-Woody Yard Waste
The following materials are accepted:
- acorns
- garden waste
- grass clippings (must be debagged)
- leaves (must be debagged)
- pine cones and needles
- sod (residential quantities)
- soft-bodied green plants, and weeds
Tree Waste
The following materials are considered tree waste:
- brush
- evergreen boughs
- logs
- shrub trimmings
- stumps
- wood chips
The price depends on the size and amount of the material. The loads are measured to determine the quantity that is being dropped off. Tree waste may be loose or bundled. The more compact you make your load, the lower the fee.
Disposal Fees
Free
$0.50 Cubic Yard
$0.50 Cubic Yard
Residents- Per car - Maximum of 4 cubic yards of yard waste
$0.50 Cubic Yard
$0.50 Cubic Yard
$0.50 Cubic Yard
Residents- Per car- Excess of 4 cubic yards
$20 Cubic Yard
$0.50 Cubic Yard
$20 Cubic Yard
Dirty Loads
A Dirty Load consists of materials blended together that need to be manually/mechanically separated before being processed. For example: a load of mulch mixed with dirt and rocks.
Free
$10 Cubic Yard
$20 Cubic Yard
Top Soil / Sod
$10 Cubic Yard
$10 Cubic Yard
$10 Cubic Yard
Clean Fill
$15 Cubic Yard
$10 Cubic Yard
$10 Cubic Yard
Aggregate 3” or less
(no plastic or fabric)