Recycling Services
Employment Enterprises, Inc. (EEI), offers affordable commercial and business recycling and pickup in the Morrison County and Little Falls, MN area. Contact us to learn more and request a quote today.
Recycling Services Overview
Employment Enterprises, Inc. (EEI), is a facility that employs adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental illnesses both in the community and on-site. EEI operates a recycling program in Little Falls, MN, where recyclables from area businesses and townships are processed.
What do we accept?
Accepted recyclables include office paper, confidential office paper, aluminum, tin, glass, cardboard, and newsprint. Find out more in our Recycling Made Easy brochure (PDF).
Recycling Pick-up & Drop-off Options
Recyclables are picked up for a fee. You can also drop off most recyclables without charge. Fees apply when dropping off confidential shredding and glass. You can drop off recyclables at 307 Ninth Avenue Northwest, Little Falls, MN.
We will work with you to find the best fit for recycling pick-ups at your business. Truck routes go out on weekdays during regular business hours.
Let’s Discuss Our Recycling Solutions!
For more information and to get a quote for recycling services contact Mary Witucki by using our contact form, calling 320-632-9251 or emailing Mary at maryw@eeimn.org.
What happens to materials once they reach our site?
Glass arrives at EEI from townships, contracted recyclers, and by our pick-up recycling service. The glass product is run through a crusher machine and if needed a hammermill to crush or break it up into small pieces for shipment. Recycling glass is called cullet. Our cullet is shipped to another facility for further processing. Once there, the cullet is mixed with glass and processed into furnace-ready material. Material may be used in the manufacture of new glass containers or fiber glass insulation. Most materials are used in the Midwest, with some fiberglass product going as far away as Alberta, Canada or Texas.
We can also break down glass into sand, which can be used in sandblasting, cement filler, and as a grit sand product. This grit sand product may be used on sidewalks and roadways for traction control.
Paper or “fiber” comes to EEI in a variety of forms. We sort all paper into several categories including cardboard, newspaper, colored paper, and high-grade office paper. Cardboard is then baled into large bales for shipment. Newspaper, colored paper, and cardboard are shipped to a processing facility. Once there, recycled material is turned into pulp and then is manufactured into recycled corrugated cardboard and box board. High-grade office paper is also shipped to a processing facility. Once there, it is turned into pulp and then sold to other manufacturers where it is used in various fiber materials.
Tin and Aluminum are separated. The tin runs through a machine where it is crushed, and the aluminum is crushed by hand. The crushed material is placed into large containers and shipped to a processing facility. Eventually the material makes its way to aluminum smelters, steelmills, and other manufacturers.
