Program Availability
Current Availability
The Food Scraps Pickup Program is currently available to all residents of the following municipalities:
- Ramsey County: Maplewood and North St. Paul
- Washington County: Afton, Bayport, Baytown Township, Birchwood, Cottage Grove, Dellwood, Denmark Township, Grant, Grey Cloud Island Township, Lake Elmo, Lake St. Croix Beach, Lakeland Shores, Lakeland, Landfall, Mahtomedi, Newport, Oak Park Heights, Oakdale, Pine Springs, St. Mary's Point, St. Paul Park, Stillwater, Stillwater Township, West Lakeland Township, Willernie, Woodbury
Not yet eligible to participate? Receive email notifications about when the Food Scraps Pickup Program becomes available to new areas in Ramsey and Washington counties.
Phased Rollout Process
The Food Scraps Pickup Program is in the process of rolling out to all Ramsey and Washington county residents. The program is rolling out over multiple years and will eventually be available to all residents of the two counties.
The program relies on machinery to sort program-specific bags from trash. Currently, this sortation capacity is only available in certain areas. We are working to expand sorting capacity so we can roll out the program to the remaining areas of Ramsey and Washington counties. To learn more about our plans to add additional sortation capacity, visit our FAQs. The program rollout schedule is subject to change.
Residents in communities who are not yet eligible to participate in the Food Scraps Pickup Program can use the counties’ food scraps drop-off sites to recycle food scraps. Food scrap drop-off sites will continue to be available to residents as the program rolls out.