Can you recycle this?
It is important that we sort through our waste properly. Failing to do so can ruin machinery at recycling plants, causing more items to end up in the landfill from extra sorting. Failing to dispose of other materials properly can also be detrimental to the environment and our health. To learn more about why this is important, check out Why Recycle?
Curbside Recycling
Aluminum cans, plastic bottles with a neck (#1,2), plastic containers (#1-7), all paper (cardboard, newspaper, junk mail, misc. paper), tin, glass.
Quickly rinse items with food contaminants!
Don't Bag Recycling!
Check out more information under "Styrofoam, Electronics, Tires, Clothing, Plastic Bags, & Hazardous Waste" for plastic bag recycling information.
Trash
Sharp Objects (look below for more information), Bulky Objects, Used Diapers, Contaminated Food Items, Disposable Plastic Utensils, Clothing That Cannot be Donated, Food*, Lawn Clippings*
Anything not mentioned under "Styrofoam, Electronics, Tires, Clothing, & Hazardous Waste" or "Curbside Recycling"
*Can be composted. Click on link to learn more.
Drop-Off Recycling
Plastic Bags
Stores like Kroger and Meijer most likely have bins near the entrance to recycle plastic bags.
Tires
Places in the City of Elkhart to drop off tires:
Bell Tire
$6 per tire
2624 Cassapolis St, Elkhart, IN 46514
Monteith's Best-One Tire & Service of Elkhart North
$5 per tire (car and pickup trucks)
1642 W Beardsley Ave, Elkhart IN 46514
DMTJ Tire
$3 per tire (car and pickup trucks); different pricing for larger-vehicle tires
53788 Co Rd 9, Elkhart, IN 46514
Elkhart County Landfill
Accept tires on or off rim
$4 car and pickup truck size; $10 semi truck size; $40 tractor size
59530 Co Rd 7, Elkhart, IN 46517
Electronics & Styrofoam
Electronic & Styrofoam Quarterly Drop-off at:
Recycling Works
605 Mason Street
Elkhart, IN 46516
Call: (574) 293-8534
On these dates:
Sept 24, 2020
Dec 17, 2020
Drop off electronics at Elkhart County Landfill for $10.00 per unit:
59530 Co Rd 7
Elkhart, IN 46517
Call: 574-522-2581
Other options for disposing electronic waste:
Goodwill (computers only)
Omnisource (574) 295-4657
Microwaves, Refrigerators, & Freezers
NIPSCO & AEP will pay money to pick up refrigerators freezers for recycling.
Omnisource (574) 295-4657
Clothing
Hazardous Waste
Hazardous waste are items that may contain harmful ingredients. Pouring these items down the drain, on the ground, into storm sewers, or disposing of them like normal trash can create a human health hazard by polluting our environment and freshwater.
Instead, dispose the following items at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility on the first Saturdays of every month from 8am to 3pm.
Address & Contact Information:
26861 County Road 26
Elkhart, IN 46517
Call Soil Waste Management District: (574) 522-2581
Items
Rechargeable batteries, lithium batteries, car batteries (SWMD will take car batteries but these may also be sold to a local scrap dealer)
Floor care products, furniture polish, metal polish
Nail polish and polish remover
Antifreeze, brake fluid, gasoline, kerosene, transmission fluid, windshield washer fluid, used motor oil
Glue, mineral spirits, oil based paint, aerosol paints, paint thinner, paint stripper, rust remover, varnish, wood preservative
Fungicide, insecticide, weed killer, rat/mouse poison
Household cleaners, gun cleaning solvent, moth balls, lighter fluid, swimming pool chemicals
Medications (sharp objects must be in a puncture-proof container)
Medications, except sharps, can also be dropped off 365 days a year at the Elkhart Police Station
neon lights, street lights, and headlights
button batteries (in watches, hearing aids, toys, etc.)
Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL's)