Recycle paperback books
Paperback books may be recycled in your recycling program at home.
Put hardcover books in garbage
Hardcover books should be put in the garbage. They are not accepted for recycling because their binding makes them difficult to recycle.
Please note: the City of Minneapolis does accept hardcover books in curbside recycling. Check with your waste hauler.
Remove battery from battery-operated books
Remove batteries, electronic components and wires from battery operated books, then recycle the paper in your recycling program at home. Recycle the battery at a Hennepin County drop-off facility.
If you cannot remove the battery, bring the whole book to a Hennepin County drop-off facility.
Do not throw battery operated books into the trash.
Hennepin County drop-off facilities
See restrictions and instructions below: