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Q <br />LM <br />INFORMATION MEMO <br />LEAGUE of City Solid Waste Management <br />MINNESOTA <br />CITIES <br />Understand city authority and requirements to regulate the collection and disposal of solid waste and <br />the roles of state and county oversight. Read about city licensing authority andpermitted assessments <br />and fees. Learn about open and organized systems of solid waste collection, including their <br />advantages and disadvantages. Includes a flowchart showing the process for adopting organized <br />collection. <br />RELEVANT LINKS: <br />I. Authority, oversight, and definitions <br />A. Authority to regulate <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.221, subd. <br />All cities are authorized to provide for or regulate by ordinance the disposal <br />22 (3). Minn. Stat. § 410.33. <br />Troje v. city council of city <br />of sewage, garbage, and other refuse. This broad grant of police power <br />of Hastings, 310 Minn.183, <br />authorizes cities to regulate the collection and disposal of solid waste. <br />245 N.W.2d 596 (1976). <br />B. Authority to acquire, construct, and operate <br />solid waste facilities —first class cities <br />First class cities (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, and Rochester) are <br />authorized: <br />Minn. Stat. § 443.18. Minn. <br />• To acquire by purchase or condemnation lands on which to build plants <br />Stat. § 410.01. <br />for the destruction of garbage and other refuse. <br />• To purchase, build, operate, and maintain such plants for the destruction <br />of garbage and other refuse. <br />• To provide for the collection of all such garbage or refuse and its <br />delivery to destruction plants or other places. <br />• To pay and contract to pay for the same in such annual installments and <br />at such a rate of interest on deferred payments as the city council <br />determines. <br />See Minn. Stat. §§ 443.18- <br />Each of these actions must be authorized by at least a three -fourths vote of <br />443.35 for more information <br />about first class cities' <br />all members of the city council. First class cities have additional authority <br />authority and restrictions <br />and restrictions regarding solid waste management. <br />regarding solid waste <br />management. <br />C. State oversight <br />See Information Brief, <br />Before the 1970s, open burning and open dumping were the most common <br />Minnesota Solid Waste <br />History, Minnesota House of <br />forms of solid waste management. <br />Representatives. <br />This material is provided as general information and is not a substitute for legal advice. Consult your attorney for advice concerning specific situations. <br />145 University Ave. West www.Imc.org 6/8/2022 <br />Saint Paul, MN 55103-2044 (651) 281-1200 or (800) 925-1122 © 2022 All Rights Reserved <br />