Disposal Information

Scrap metal such as pots and pans, wire, chain, bike frames, metal furniture, posts, and more should be brought to a transfer station for scrap metal recycling. These items should not be placed in with your regular recycling. There is a small fee to dispose of scrap metal at a transfer station.

Transfer Stations accept both e-waste (electronic items) and appliances for recycling for a fee, which varies by item. Items accepted include, but are not limited to:

• Stoves, washers, dryers
• TVs, VCRs, DVD players and other related items
• Laptops, desktop computer parts, monitors, towers, and computer peripherals such as cables, mice, external drives, etc.
• Printers, scanners, copiers
• Air conditioners, dehumidifiers
• Refrigerators, freezers, coolers

Furniture, mattresses, and other bulky waste goes in the bypass bin at a transfer station. These materials are too big to go to the Perham Resource Recovery Facility, and so go directly to a landfill. Fees vary by size of item.

Demolition waste is any waste resulting from the construction, alteration, or demolition of a building. Otter Tail County operates demolition landfills at the Henning and North East Transfer Stations. Other transfer stations can accept smaller amounts of demolition waste.

The Battle Lake, Henning, North East, and Pelican Rapids Transfer Stations accept leaves and grass clippings at no charge. Brush of up to 3″ in diameter is accepted for a small fee.

The Fergus Falls, Henning, and Pelican Rapids Transfer Stations have self serve oil dump stations that accept used oil, oil filters, and antifreeze at no charge. Please bring larger amounts of used oil to these self serve stations, smaller amounts of oil can be brought to the Household Hazardous Waste Facility.

Tires can be disposed of at transfer stations; fees vary by size of tire. Tires are periodically ground for reuse in roads and other projects.