Recycling in Bismarck-Mandan

Residential Single-Sort Recycling Underway

Mandan Cardboard and Newspaper Collections Closed.
Cardboard and newspaper, along with other recyclable items can now be placed in your residential recycling totes. Therefore, collection bins at the 8^th Avenue SE Dog Park location were removed. Maintaining the collection sites would have come at an additional cost. If you have any questions please contact Mandan Public Works at 667-3240.

Trans Trash is willing to accept cardboard, newspapers, white office paper and shredded white office paper at its facility, 1800 40^th Ave SE (just east of Kist Livestock Auction). Trans Trash has separate recycling bins for each item. Look for the labels. The cardboard bin is for corrugated cardboard items such as shipping boxes, pizza boxes and retail displays. Waxed cardboard is not permitted. For more information, call 701-663-5313.

OTHER CURRENT OPTIONS

Bismarck Free Recycling Locations

Best Buy stores have pilot programs providing free electronics recycling at selected stores. For more information visit www.bestbuy.com/recycling and select “North Dakota” for program details of what they will take and not take. Consumers can also contact the local Bismarck store at 701-250-0577 for information of available programs.

Gerdau Ameristeel, 1320 Airport Rd, Bismarck, phone 223-0339. Accepts scrap metal, car batteries and aluminum cans.

Battery Doctors, 2111 Third St. SE, Unit 2, Mandan, phone 701-471-1215.

Interstate Battery, 901 E Main Ave, Bismarck, phone 223-3400. Accepts rechargeable batteries including car batteries.

Target, 600 S. 7^th St. (Kirkwood Mall), Bismarck, phone 250-3180. Accepts plastic bags, plastic bottles, glass, cans, cellphones, MP3 players and ink cartridge.

Wal-mart, Accepts plastic bags.

Cash Wise Foods, 1144 E. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, phone 223-8771. Accepts plastic bags (inside the building). A newspaper recycling dumpster, for paper, junk mail, magazines and newspapers, is located in the SW corner of the parking lot. 

Paper recycling sites:

TransTrash 1800 40^th Ave SE - Corrugated cardboard includes items such as shipping boxes, pizza boxes and retail displays. Waxed cardboard is not accepted at this location. For more information, call TransTrash at 701-663-5313. 

• AID, Inc. Thrift Store, 314 W Main, Mandan
• Arc Thrift Store, 1211 Park Ave, Bismarck
• Community Blessings, 312 Bisman Ave SE, Mandan
• Dakota Boys Ranch, 1335 E Interstate Ave, Bismarck
• Goodwill Retail Store, 421 South Third Street, Bismarck
• Seeds of Hope Thrift Store, 520 E Main, Bismarck

Be a good neighbor and recycle.

Freebee Recycling Sites
Before you throw it you might want to see if someone else needs it. Before you throw the item away, check out free materials exchange websites or programs:
Bismarck-Mandan Freecycle Network

North Dakota Materials Exchange
N.D. Department of Health's Division of Waste Management
Bismarck, ND
Phone 701-328-5116