State Specific Policy Resources: Minnesota

Auxiliary Containers

• Minn. Stat. Ch. 471, § 471.9998 Merchant Bags (ReMA note: limited to preemption)

Electronics Recycling

• Electronics Recycling Law - Minn. Stat. Ch. 115A, Subch. Video Displays and Electronic Devices; Collection and Recycling; § 115A.1310 to § 115A.1330
• Ch. 325E, Subch. Wireless Communication Devices; Resales; § 325E.319. Wireless communication devices; acquisition for resale.
• Kill Switch - Minn. Stat. Ch. 325F, Subch. Unauthorized Cellular Telephone Use, § 325F.698 Smart phone antitheft protection
• MN Pollution Control Agency
• Minnesota Electronic Recycling Act Information
• Stakeholders and Roles - Requirements for Recyclers

Materials Theft

• Metal Scrap Law (as amended by 2023 Minnesota HF 30 and SF 2909, effective August 1, 2023)
  • Minn. Stat. Ch. 325E, Sec. 21 Dealers in scrap metal; records, reports, and registration; § 325E.21-1 to §325E.21-15
  • Minn Stat. Ch. 299C, Sec. 299C.25. Scrap metal dealers, educational materials
  • Minn. Stat. Ch. 609. Criminal Code
    • Sec. 609.526. Precious metal and scrap metal dealers; receiving stolen property.
    • Sec. 609.5316. Summary forfeitures.
      • Subd. 1. Contraband.
      • Subd. 3. Weapons, telephone cloning paraphernalia, automated sales suppression devices, catalytic converters, and bullet-resistant vests.
• ReMA Summary of Minnesota Metal Scrap Statute (September 30, 2023)

Scrap Yard / Junk Yard Zoning

• Minn. Stat. Ch. 161, Section 242. Junkyard Act

State Superfund (no SREA equivalent)

• Minn. Stat. Ch. 115B Environmental Response and Liability Act; § 115B.01 to § 115B.51

Stormwater Permitting

• Minnesota PCA - Industrial Stormwater
• Permit Number MNR050000 - NPDES / SDS General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Multi-Sector (ISW)
  Issued and Effective: 04/05/15; Expires: 04/05/20
• MPCA e-services portal - all applications to be made online
• Industrial Stormwater Annual Report Form (due March 31 annually)

Tire / Rubber

• 2019 Minnesota SF 7, Sec. 116 requires the Pollution Control Agency to analyze the forms and levels of financial assurance required of permitted waste tire facilities and report to the legislature by Feb. 1, 2020, on the adequacy of existing mechanisms, statewide tire processing capacity, and additional options for financial assurance mechanisms.
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 17, § 17.135 Farm Disposal of Solid Waste (ReMA note: exemption from permit does not include burning tires)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 88, § 88.71 Open Burning Prohibitions (ReMA note: includes tires)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 115A. Waste Management
• § 115A.03 Definitions (ReMA note: "mixed municipal solid waste" does not include tires)
• § 115A.551 Recycling (ReMA note: county goals)
• Waste Tires, Batteries, and Used Oil
• § 115A.90 Definitions
• § 115A.902 Permit; Tire Collectors, Processors.
• § 115A.904 Land Disposal Prohibited.
• § 115A.912 Waste Tire Management.
• § 115A.914 Administration; County Planning and Ordinances.
• § 115A.935 Solid Waste Generated Outside of Minnesota. (ReMA note: bans tires from transported solid waste)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 116, § 116.073 Field Citations. (ReMA note: Pollution Control Agency citations, includes penalty per waste tire)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 168B.011 Definitions. (ReMA note: Abandoned Vehicle statutes, includes tires as "motor vehicle waste")
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 169 Traffic Regulations.
• § 169.011 Definitions.
• § 169.72 Tire Surface; Metal Studs.
• § 169.721 Unsafe Tires; Definitions.
• § 169.722 Rules for Tire Safety.
• § 169.723 Tires Considered Unsafe.
• § 169.724 Prohibition; Operating Automobile with Unsafe Tires.
• § 169.726 Automobile Sale Prohibited Unless Tires are Safe.
• § 169.727 Unsafe Tires; Misdemeanor.
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 221, § 221.025 Exemptions. (ReMA note: motor carrier permitting does not apply to intrastate transportation of solid waste, including recyclable materials and waste tires)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 297A, § 297A.68 Business Exemptions. (ReMA note: sales and use tax exemptions; subd. 24. "Waste processing equipment" includes equipment used for processing and utilizing waste tires as primary fuel at an electric generation facility)
• Minn. Stat. Ch. 325E. Trade Practices
• § 325E.32 Waste Tires; Collection. (ReMA note: requires retail sellers of tires to accept an equal number of waste tires)
• § 325E.389 Items containing lead prohibited (ReMA note: covers sales of jewelry, sets lead standards for rubber as a Class 2 material)