Two different destinations matter in Lakeville and it is worth being clear about which is which.
The County's own site is The Recycling Zone at 3365 Dodd Road, Eagan, Minnesota, on 952-891-7800. Its 2026 resident hours are Wednesday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday noon to 8:00 p.m., Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and it closes on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. It is open to residents of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties. It handles recyclables, electronics, and household hazardous waste, and it does not take construction debris, so please do not plan a remodel around it.
Construction and demolition material goes instead to one of the commercial sites Dakota County lists for the purpose. The County names a landfill at 2495 117th St. E. in Inver Grove Heights, with a one-ton minimum charge attached, and a transfer station at 3358 165th St. E. in Rosemount, among others, and it tells residents to call each for fees, hours, and accepted items.
Because those destinations are commercially operated, the gate charge and the minimum load rules vary between them. Your account manager confirms which site your container is going to and what that means for your bill before the container is delivered.