Solid waste licensing
In Olmsted County, there are four classes of solid waste hauler licenses: Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D. See "Addendum B" of the approved Solid Waste Management Ordinance for the specifics of each license type.
Class A solid waste hauler license
A Class A license is required in Olmsted County for commercial haulers to provide hauler services for mixed municipal solid waste, industrial waste, recyclable materials, source-separated organic materials, construction debris, demolition debris, and infectious waste. The county limits the number of Class A licenses to 12.
Olmsted County Environmental Resources must receive a completed 2025 Class A license application by 5 p.m. on December 1, 2024.
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Class B solid waste hauler license
A Class B license is required in Olmsted County for commercial haulers to provide collection and transportation of source-separated organic materials only. The county does not limit the number of Class B licenses.
Olmsted County Environmental Resources must receive a completed 2025 Class B license application by 5 p.m. on December 1, 2024.
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Class C solid waste hauler license
A Class C license is required in Olmsted County for commercial haulers to provide hauler services using roll-off trucks hauling roll-off containers (“open top”), roll-off trailers, and compactor boxes for mixed municipal solid waste, industrial waste, recyclable materials, source-separated organic materials, construction debris, demolition debris, and infectious waste. The county limits the number of Class C licenses to eight.
Olmsted County Environmental Resources must receive a completed 2025 Class C license application by 5 p.m. on December 1, 2024.
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Class D solid waste hauler license
A Class D license is required in Olmsted County for Persons providing collection and transportation of bulky Items and solid waste as an adjunct secondary service to a primary service of providing labor or general site cleanup services. The county does not limit the number of Class D licenses.
Olmsted County Environmental Resources must receive a completed 2025 Class D license application by 5 p.m. on December 1, 2024.
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