The Hennepin Recycling Group (HRG) is a joint powers organization consisting of the cities of Brooklyn Center, Crystal, and New Hope. The HRG is responsible for managing a comprehensive recycling and waste education system for the residents of these cities. Residents pay a Recycling Service fee on their utility bill. The fee pays for curbside recycling, the free use of a yard waste and tree branch drop off site, special materials drop off days, educational material and presentations, and an every other year curbside collection of bulky waste. The HRG contracts with one company (currently Waste Management) to provide curbside recycling.