• Maplewood's City-wide residential trash service began on October 1, 2012, with Allied Waste Services contracted to collect trash from all single-family residential homes (4 units or less).  Trash is picked up once a week on your designated day-certain trash pick up day (Monday through Friday).    
• Townhome and manufactured homeowner associations may opt into the plan at any time.    
• Commercial and multi-family residential properties that have not opted into the Maplewood Trash Plan are required to have a licensed trash hauler remove trash from the property at least once a week. 
• Any business that hauls solid waste within the City of Maplewood must first obtain a solid waste license.  Click here to view the licensing requirements. 

Allied Waste Services is the City's residential trash collection contractor.  Their customer service center is located at their Inver Grove Height's facility.  The customer service telephone number is (651) 455-8634 and telephone calls are taken Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.  After hours residents can leave a message for Allied's residential customer service team.  Customer service comments can also be submitted via Allied's website.  Click here to view Allied's 2013 Trash and Yard Waste Service Guide.   

The City provides the trash carts through the Maplewood Trash Plan.  The carts come in four sizes and five service levels: 

1.    20 gallon every other week pick up
2.    20 gallon every week pick up
3.    32 gallon every week pick up
4.    65 gallon every week pick up
5.    95 gallon every week pick up

You have the choice of what size best suits your disposal needs.   Click here to view pricing for the Maplewood Trash Plan.  Prices listed include ALL taxes and a $.75 per month, per household cart fee to help pay for the city trash carts.  To set up or change a trash cart order contact Allied Waste Services.  Residents are allowed one free trash cart exchange per year.  Additional cart exchanges over one in a one-year period will cost $10.      

Allied Waste Services will be doing the billing for the Maplewood Trash Plan.  Bills will be mailed for two-month periods.  The bill will include an itemized list to include your residential service level (price for 20 [every other week pick up], 20 [every week pick up], 32, 65, or 95 gallon containers), cart service ($.75 per month to help fund the City-owned trash carts), county environmental charge (28%), and the state solid waste management tax (9.75%).  Additional fees you may incure could include yearly yard waste subscription or one-time yard waste pick up, or bulky item pick up as examples.  For assistance on your trash bill please contact Allied Waste Services.  

• Summary of Maplewood Trash Plan
• Bulky Item Fee Schedule
• Day Certain Residential Trash Pick Up Schedule
• Trash and Yard Waste Holiday Schedule
• 20 Gallon Every Other Week Service (Service Level for Low Volume Trash)  
• Additional Trash Carts
• Opt In  (Townhomes and Manufactured Homes)
• Opt Out (With An Environmentally Responsible Method of Disposing of Trash)
• Temporary Opt Out (Vacant Home)
• Walk Up Service (Due to Physical Limitations - Available for Trash and Recycling)

The Maplewood Solid Waste Management Ordinance (Chapter 30) was adopted in 1997 and was drafted to meet the state and county solid waste management policies at that time.  In order to better manage solid waste, meet new state and county policies, and create regulations for the city’s new organized residential trash collection service, the City Council approved amendments to the solid waste management ordinance on June 11, 2012.  The amendments promote the theme that waste is everyone’s responsibility and will encourage re-use of resources by the separation and recovery of materials and energy from waste.  

• Summary SWM Ordinance 
• Full SWM Ordinance
• SWM Standards 

The Maplewood Trash Collection Plan was authorized by the City Council in November 2011 for service beginning October 1, 2012.  Allied Waste Services was chosen as the City's residential trash collection contractor.  Follow the links below to view the full contract, Allied Waste Services' original proposal, and the City's original Request for Proposals for City-Wide Residential Trash Services:   

• Fully Executed Allied Waste Service Agreement
• Allied Waste Services' Proposal

• Maplewood RFP for Residential Trash Collection Services

• History of City Council Organized Residential Trash Review - Staff Reports
• Implementation of Maplewood Trash Plan - January through October 2012
• Articles
• Documents:
  • Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Analysis of Waste Collection Service Arrangement
  • Minnesota Organized Collection Statute  (Section 115A.94) 
• Links:
  • Maplewood Recycling Webpage
  • Ramsey County Solid Waste Management Plan (2011-2030) 
• Contact:
  • For additional information contact Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner, at (651) 249-2304 or email.