Recycling Progress Reports
Solid waste progress reports provide an update on the county's projects, programs and activities that help Dakota County and its communities reduce, reuse and recycle. Each report has data that shows progress towards the state's goal to reduce landfill disposal. This is described in the Metropolitan Solid Waste Management Policy Plan and Dakota County's solid waste management plan.
2024 at a glance
518,221
tons of solid waste generated in the county
55%
of that waste was recycled or composted
20%
increase is needed to meet state's 75% recycling goal
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