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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94. See <br />Section IV, Solid waste and <br />recycling collection, for more <br />information about organized <br />collection. <br />Waste Management in <br />Minnesota, Minnesota State <br />Auditor. <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />5. See Section IV, Solid <br />waste and recycling <br />collection, for more <br />information about organized <br />collection. <br />Minn. Stat. § 115A.94, subd. <br />5. <br />Minn. Stat. § 473.811, subd. <br />5(b). Minn. Stat. § 473.121. <br />7. Organized collection <br />Organized collection is defined as "a system for collecting solid waste in <br />which a specified collector, or a member of an organization of collectors, is <br />authorized to collect from a defined geographic service area or areas some or <br />all of the solid waste that is released by generators for collection." <br />8. Open collection <br />Open collection is generally defined as a system for collecting solid waste or <br />recyclable materials where individual residents and businesses are free to <br />contract with any collector licensed to do business in the city. <br />II. City regulation and licensing <br />A. Required regulation <br />There are three situations where cities are required to regulate solid waste <br />collection. <br />1. County organized collection ordinance <br />Any county can adopt an ordinance requiring cities or towns within its <br />boundaries to organize collection of solid waste. If a city does not comply <br />with the county's organized collection ordinance, the county can organize <br />collection itself. <br />A county's organized collection ordinance —in addition to requiring solid <br />waste collection —may also require the separation and separate collection of <br />recyclable materials, specify the material to be separated, and require cities <br />to meet any performance standards for source separation contained in the <br />county's solid waste plan. <br />2. Cities in the metropolitan area <br />Cities in the metropolitan area must adopt an ordinance regulating the <br />collection of solid waste within its boundaries. The metropolitan area <br />includes the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota (excluding the cities of <br />Northfield and Cannon Falls), Hennepin (excluding the cities of Hanover <br />and Rockford), Ramsey, Scott (excluding the city of New Prague), and <br />Washington. If a city is located in a metropolitan county that has adopted a <br />collection ordinance, the city must adopt either the county ordinance by <br />reference or a stricter ordinance. If a city is located in a metropolitan county <br />that has adopted a recyclable -separation ordinance, the ordinance applies in <br />all cities within the county that have failed to meet the local abatement <br />performance standards stated in the most recent annual county report. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 5/6/2024 <br />City Solid Waste Management Page 5 <br />