Specialty Waste
Specialty Waste Burning is provided for both residents and businesses for a fee and includes product destruction for businesses and destruction of confidential records, such as old records, files, invoices, receipts, tax returns, personal documents, or bank statements. See the resource section for list of materials not accepted.
Appointments & Hours
Please call the facility in advance to make an appointment. Specialty Waste is accepted Monday-Friday 8:00am – 2:30pm. Specialty Waste is not accepted on any holidays or during Maintenance Outages, held two weeks a year (Spring/Fall).
Minimums & Fees
There is a minimum fee of $250.00 plus tax that covers up to 2,000 lbs. After 2,000 lbs, the fee is pro‐rated by $250.00 plus tax. Organizations or individuals will be billed and can pay the same day. Certificate of Destructions can be issued for this waste upon request.
See the resource section for additional details regarding pricing and detailed instructions on delivering specialty waste.
For questions about specialty waste or to make an appointment, contact Karen at 218‐346‐4404 ext. 0
Perham Public Scale
Prairie Lake Municipal Solid Waste Authority is the owner and operator of the Perham Public Scale used by waste haulers and scale account holders in the area. Scale account holders are billed on a monthly basis for the service and can utilize the scale for a variety of needs, such as to weigh grain, hay, animals, campers, icehouses, and semi-loads of items.
Fees
The fee per use is $3.50, which is billed on a monthly basis.
See the resource section for additional details scale account users and scale axle weights.
Contact Karen at 218‐346‐4404 ext. 0 for more information, to become an account holder, or to inquire about a one-time scale use.