Bloomington Highlights Development Map, Waste Alternatives

General Interest
Meeting Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Story generated: Oct 8, 2025
Focus: City services and public health resources highlighted in weekly information program

The city of Bloomington is promoting several public resources through its weekly information program, including a new interactive development map and waste disposal alternatives during the current odd-numbered year.

Bloomington Community Development launched an interactive map allowing residents to track development projects throughout the city. The online tool displays projects in various stages, from under review to recently completed, and includes project overviews, renderings, status updates and links to application materials.

With no curbside cleanup available this year, the city outlined several waste disposal alternatives for residents. The city partners with nonprofit Better Futures Minnesota to provide monthly collection of reusable and recyclable bulky items at no extra cost. Accepted items include furniture, rugs, mattresses, large appliances, home fixtures, building materials, bicycles, grills and tools, though furniture and building materials must be in good working condition.

The Hennepin County Problem Waste Drop Off Center, located in Bloomington, accepts electronics, hazardous waste and extra recyclables. Residents can also schedule fee-based bulky item pickups year-round through utility billing. The city plans to host a fall recycling drop-off event, with postcards containing event details mailed to residents in late summer.

Bloomington Public Health announced expanded access to naloxone kits to address the opioid crisis. Free kits containing the overdose-reversal medication and fentanyl test strips are now available 24 hours a day at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina through a partnership with the Steve Rumler Hope Network.

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Meeting Analysis

This episode of Bloomington Today covers three main topics: the city's new interactive development map, waste disposal alternatives during odd-numbered years when there's no curbside cleanup, and public health resources for addressing the opioid crisis including free naloxone kits.

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[0:16] hello and thanks for tuning in to

[0:18] Bloomington today let's take a look at

[0:19] the latest news in Bloomington did you

[0:22] know the city has an interactive map so

[0:24] you can see what's developing

[0:26] Bloomington Community Development offers

[0:28] the map for the public to see project in

[0:30] their various stages happening in

[0:32] Bloomington it includes projects under

[0:34] review approved under construction and

[0:36] recently completed each project includes

[0:39] an overview renderings project status as

[0:42] well as links to materials submitted to

[0:44] the application process visit the link

[0:46] on your screen to see the map this is

[0:48] your friendly reminder that it's an

[0:50] odd-numbered year which means no

[0:51] curbside cleanup but we have a list of

[0:54] alternatives for you the city has a

[0:56] monthly collection of reusable and

[0:57] recyclable bulky items and there is no

[1:00] extra cost to use the service you can

[1:02] set out certain reusable and recyclable

[1:04] Furniture rugs mattresses large

[1:06] appliances home fixtures building

[1:08] materials bicycles grills and tools

[1:11] Furniture rugs home fixtures and

[1:13] building materials must be in good shape

[1:16] and in good working condition to be

[1:17] collected a good guideline is to ask

[1:19] yourself if you'd feel comfortable

[1:21] giving the item to your neighbor

[1:23] mattresses large appliances bikes and

[1:25] grills can be collected in any condition

[1:27] these items will be recycled if they

[1:29] cannot be re used the partnership is

[1:31] with the nonprofit better Futures

[1:33] Minnesota to schedule your pickup and

[1:35] learn more about accepted items visit

[1:37] BLM mn/ bukies the henpen county problem

[1:40] waste drop off center is also located

[1:42] here in Bloomington and the facility

[1:44] accepts things like Electronics

[1:46] hazardous waste extra recyclables and

[1:48] more for items that need to be picked up

[1:50] as garbage as well as large appliances

[1:53] and electronics you can also schedule

[1:55] bulky item pickups yearround for a fee

[1:57] through utility billing and each year

[2:00] the city hosts a recycling drop off

[2:01] event in the fall watch your mailboxes

[2:03] in late summer for a postcard with the

[2:05] date and event information information

[2:07] will also be posted on the city's

[2:09] website at

[2:10] blmn drop-off accepted items include

[2:14] things like Electronics appliances that

[2:16] aren't in working condition paper for

[2:18] on-site shredding and scrap metal for

[2:20] more information about your options and

[2:22] how to properly dispose of items visit

[2:24] the city's website at blmm

[2:27] andgar Bloomington Public Health is

[2:30] helping fight the opioid crisis by

[2:32] informing residents that life-saving

[2:33] resources are available to the community

[2:36] none also known as Narcan is a

[2:38] medication used to reverse the effects

[2:40] of an opioid overdose anyone in

[2:43] Minnesota can carry and administer it

[2:45] now a 24-hour Noone access point is

[2:48] available in the area free kits are

[2:50] located at M health fair viw Southdale

[2:52] hospital in Edina thanks to a

[2:54] partnership with Fairview and the Steve

[2:56] rumler Hope Network each kit includes

[2:58] nooc Zone available in nasal spray or

[3:00] injection form along with fentanyl test

[3:03] strips to help prevent overdoses and

[3:05] save lives learn more about how

[3:07] Bloomington Public Health is addressing

[3:08] the opioid crisis at the link on your

[3:11] screen that's a wrap on this week's buzz

[3:13] if you would like to see more stories

[3:15] highlighting people places and projects

[3:17] in Bloomington watch features right here

[3:19] on our YouTube channel thanks for

[3:21] watching

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