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Tour Information

To educate and inform residents and businesses about our integrated waste management system, the Prairie Lakes Municipal Solid Waste Authority offers tours of the Resource Recovery Facility to schools, businesses, and other organizations. Come and see how we transform waste into a valuable resource. 

Schedule A Tour

Tours can be scheduled Monday-Friday, between 7 am and 2:30 pm. To schedule, contact the facility at 218-346-4404 ext. 1. 

Call To Schedule

Tour Video

If you can’t make an in-person visit happen for your group or organization, watch our video tour for an inside look at the facility’s operations.  

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Facility Photos

Waste is brought to the Perham Resource Recovery Facility and piled onto the ‘tipping floor’ before being processed.

Waste is brought to the Perham Resource Recovery Facility and piled onto the ‘tipping floor’ before being processed.

The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) consists of conveyors, sorting platforms, magnets, and other equipment that clean the waste.

The Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) consists of conveyors, sorting platforms, magnets, and other equipment that clean the waste.

After an initial sort by staff, waste enters the trommel which opens bags and sorts materials by size.

After an initial sort by staff, waste enters the trommel which opens bags and sorts materials by size.

An eddy current ensures proper collection of non-ferrous metals for recycling.

An eddy current ensures proper collection of non-ferrous metals for recycling.

Recyclable materials pulled from the waste stream are baled and stored for transport.

Recyclable materials pulled from the waste stream are baled and stored for transport.

Staff monitor emissions to ensure proper and safe operation.

Staff monitor emissions to ensure proper and safe operation.

An employee views one of the combustion chambers where garbage is incinerated at approximately 1800 degrees Fahrenheit.

An employee views one of the combustion chambers where garbage is incinerated at approximately 1800 degrees Fahrenheit.