It's weird but I kind of love this nice, big recycling center. You can bring so much stuff here to…read moredispose of or recycle. One one side of the facility you can bring cardboard and other mixed recycling of the sort that you probably also get picked up at home, as well as scrap metal (separate bins for aluminum and non-aluminum) and organics. But the drive-inside section is where you can give them old or broken electronics, chemicals such as cleaning supplies, and hazardous waste. They also take plastic bags and similar plastic film. Some things they won't take include styrofoam, construction debris, or any appliances with freon such as freezers or air conditioners. There is a whole indoor section with large room of reuse shelves. It is filled with paints and chemical supplies that were brought in for disposal, but they deemed them reusable. (NOTE: there are limits to the number of visits and items you can take; see my pics.) And they have a calendar of programs such as a "fix-in clinic" where community members will try to fix broken stuff you bring in, and gently-used school supply drives. Also there is a small free library! (NOTE: don't give it books, just take them. Give books to an actual library instead.) They are only open Tuesday through Saturday, limited daytime hours, and there is nothing available outside of the opening hours. But when they are open, they are fully staffed with very helpful people.

Very helpful personnel. Friendly too! They unloaded the electronics from my vehicle and instructed…read morewhich bin to place the electrical cords into. It's incredible that my tax $$$ actually pays for something so helpful!

We live in a condo in Minneapolis, and because we do not have city trash service, we can't use…read moretheir transfer stations. So, we had to find another spot to take some furniture that was damaged in a water leak. Twin City Refuse is the perfect spot for that: they answered all our questions ahead of time over the phone, made the process of dumping our stuff super easy, and charged us a very fair price. All in all, I was super impressed, and we saved a TON of money over hiring a junk hauling service. Definitely recommend it!

This is a family owned business - I will still give a 5 star review…read more Easy place to dump one item or a load of items - Fair pricing & Great customer service by the owners' daughter. The only downside is closing the gate earlier than posted times, And the owner. Sick? Then don't go to work to be rude / disrespectful to YOUR customers who may drive hours to come to your place of business, our money can be spent somewhere else with no problem nor hesitation. May want to give your daughter the reins. Food for thought.

We are a non profit organization for raising toys for children and this company last minute…read morecanceled our order leaving us to scramble for pallets. Their customer service is horrible and the owner is very rude. Do not recommend this place to anyone

From the owner: We are your friendly Minneapolis - St Paul Metro area pallet supplier…read more We provide recycled 48x40 GMAs in various grades, to remade custom-sized pallets, crates, and more. We can hand-build custom sizes and designs to fit your specific requirements in small and large quantities. We also recycle and sell Gaylord cardboard boxes for pallets.

We have had quite the haul of moving boxes, packing materials, and misc. items to dispose of. I've…read moremade three trips so far - and each time it's been a breeze! The check in gal has been super friendly and helpful each time. The bins are easily accessed and labeled, making it a no brainer for where to place your items. I'm grateful to have a recycling center to go to.

This place is great. It's important to know the rules before going there and they are clearly…read moreexplained on the website. It is a popular place so expect to wait in line. Yes, unloading staff can be a bit brusque but they are very busy and not all patrons treat them respectfully nor do all follow the rules, putting staff in a difficult position. I pick up a lot of supplies at the free store which is easily accessible and well organized.

Great place to recycle metal I'll pay you in cash if you'd like. I will bring more stuff there…read more I don't know what else to say

I was a K&K customer long before they were K&K.. back when they were Kirschbaum & Krupp when my…read moregrandfather would bring me as a young kid to turn in our aluminum cans and other scrap metal. Which is why I as growing up and becoming an adult TRUSTED and felt RESPECTED as the employees working the yard and the girls in the office made it a pleasant experience. However after going there today I definitely have a changed opinion as I made it to the scale and was handed a business card that stated ONLY MOTOTRIZED VECHILES BEYOND THIS POINT NO WALK-IN OR BICYCLE SCRAP DELIVERY. Personally this is awful as I spoke with a Manager in charge around 3:13 PM and the best he could explain was that they made that rule in effect around a week to a week and half ago. Also like to add that when I asked why they changed that the reason he gave was he was not sure why it just was changed. I could understand if it was because of the current road construction that has taken place since I believe spring of this year, but saying you are not sure does not sound good as a MANAGER of K&K Metal Recycling. As I know for a fact alot of the business they happen to receive are from people who use bikes or happen to not have access to a vechile and are preferred walk-in scrap recyclers. This will not deter me to recycling scrap metal just sucks that a company turned this into a policy and are losing business this way. I hope that in the future that RULE disappears but I know quite a bit of people whom are friends and family whom will not be returning to K&K Metal Recycling. very unfortunate to have this policy on-going. Also the police squad that is posted in the parking lot to suppposedly stop any walk-in/bicycle scrap delivery should pay more attention to stopping said people instead of focused on their phones. At least if I made it to the scale I should have been taken care of one last time, not just told to wait for a manager whom saw me and turned away and seeemed to avoid contact with the person whom walked-in to turn their scrap metal in for recycling. I guess the other scrap metal recycling businesses in the area will get more business as K&K seems to let down a huge community of bicycle/walk-in scrap delivery. sad day for sure to speak

Great local small business that takes in all you electronic paraphernalia. Had old remotes, laptop,…read more cords and stuff accumulated over the years. One quick drop off and I was free of the excess! Friendly help. Hopefully my junk is put to good use. Thanks!

Arrived promptly and took away my very old heavy television. Would highly recommend. Nice to…read moresupport local northeast businesses.

Free, safe disposal and recycling of electronics like my very old TVs…read more Follow the signs and drive around the back. The staff will unload your stuff, let you know about stuff they can't accept here.

They got back to me in a very timely manner, helped me figure out what was needed, the cost, sent…read morean email with all of the details, and showed up in a timely matter. In addition, they took items that we found to give them at the last minute. They sent the destruction certificate the next day. I would highly recommend them - they were wonderful to work with!

I was told that my 12 gauge wire was going to get $2.35 a pound and we talked about the wire having…read morea sheath and such. I am aware of the amount of coating of plastic on the wire. I came and dropped off my 12 gauge wire and they paid me $1.25 per pound and screwed me over saying that my wire had a slightly larger plastic coating and was only worth 60% of the offered price. I am probably not coming back

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