Incinerator

The Fosston Incinerator and Recycling Center are open to the public and accepts wastes from self-hauling.

Fosston Incinerator  218-435-6501  

Crookston Transfer Station  218-281-6445  

Polk Co. Landfill  218-281-5419

Please note: For disposal information, please see materials accepted at Recycling Center.

Polk County Solid Waste Management, located in Northwest Minnesota, participates in a Regional Integrated Solid Waste Management program, which includes five adjoining counties:

• Beltrami County
• Clearwater County
• Mahnomen County
• Norman County
• Hubbard County

Polk County made the decision to utilize a waste combustor for its solid waste management.

Drop-off Hours

The Solid Waste Facilities in Fosston run a 24-hour a day drop off of recyclables and municipal household garbage in the compactor, and also a drop-off facility for non-burnable and objectionable items and Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) with operational hours of Monday  through Friday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.  Special Burns are from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.