This facility serves as the home of Gopher Plastics and the Dakota County Recycling Center, ECO-SITE. The largest of its kind in the Upper Midwest, it includes plastic extrusion machines, plastics storage areas, washers, lockers rooms, lunchroom, as well as corporate office space. In addition, it houses the household waste recycling needs of Dakota County. The spaces are utilized for public training of recycling, a waste exchange center, hazardous bulk storage, flammable liquid storage complete with blast relief panels, and waste containment provisions.