Recycling in Indiana
Where to recycle, donate or get rid of things in 31 cities and towns across Indiana. Pick your city, or search for your item. We also pick up anywhere in the state.
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Indiana rules
- The Indiana Electronic Waste Law (Indiana Code 13-20.5), effective July 1, 2009, created the Indiana E-Cycle program. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Indiana E-Cycle (opens in new tab)
- Makers of video display devices (TVs, monitors, laptops, netbooks, notebooks, tablets and e-readers) must collect and recycle covered electronics from Indiana households, public schools and small businesses equal to at least 60% by weight of what they sell to Indiana households. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Indiana E-Cycle (opens in new tab)
- The collection obligation equals at least 60% by weight of the video display devices each maker sells to Indiana households. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Indiana E-Cycle (opens in new tab)
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- IDEM describes Indiana E-Cycle as an extended producer responsibility (EPR) program. Source: IDEM Fact Sheet: Indiana E-Cycle Program Overview (opens in new tab)
- Manufacturers carry the financial responsibility for their recycling plans and obligations. Source: IDEM Fact Sheet: Indiana E-Cycle: Collectors (opens in new tab)
- The Indiana e-waste law neither requires nor prohibits recycling fees charged to consumers or by collectors; reducing or eliminating public fees is only a program goal. Residents may therefore be charged at a drop-off. Source: IDEM Fact Sheet: Indiana E-Cycle: Collectors (opens in new tab)
- Manufacturer registration costs $5,000 for the first year a fee applies and $2,500 for each later year; makers that sold fewer than 100 devices to Indiana households in the prior 12 months pay no fee. Source: IDEM Fact Sheet: Indiana E-Cycle Program Overview (opens in new tab)
- A manufacturer may not sell video display devices in Indiana unless it has registered with IDEM. Source: IDEM Fact Sheet: Indiana E-Cycle Program Overview (opens in new tab)
- Manufacturers get extra credit for using Indiana recycling facilities (10%) and for collecting in non-metropolitan counties (50%). Source: IDEM Fact Sheet: Indiana E-Cycle: Collectors (opens in new tab)
- Only registered video display device brands may be sold to Indiana households. Source: IDEM: Indiana E-Cycle: Retailers (opens in new tab)
- Retailers selling new video display devices to households must tell customers where and how the devices can be recycled; they may do so by giving out IDEM contact details or website. Source: IDEM: Indiana E-Cycle: Retailers (opens in new tab)
- A video display device is a TV or computer monitor (including laptops, netbooks, notebooks, tablets and e-readers) with a CRT or flat panel screen larger than 4 inches diagonally. Source: IDEM: Indiana E-Cycle: Retailers (opens in new tab)
- Since January 1, 2011, Indiana households, public and charter schools and small businesses may not throw away the listed electronics. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Indiana Regulations Affecting Electronic Waste (e-Waste) (opens in new tab)
- The ban covers municipal waste meant for a landfill and any waste meant for burning or incineration. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Indiana E-Cycle (opens in new tab)
- Televisions and computer monitors are on the list of electronics Indiana households may not discard. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- Computers (desktops, laptops and tablets) are on the list of electronics Indiana households may not discard. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- The ban also covers e-readers, fax machines and computer peripherals such as keyboards, mice, external hard drives, printers, all-in-one printer/scanner/copiers and projectors. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- Also banned from household trash: DVD players (including DVD-capable game systems), digital photo frames, digital media and MP3 players, camcorders and cameras, DVRs and cable/satellite boxes, and portable GPS units. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- IDEM itself does not accept electronics. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- Many Indiana solid waste management districts run electronics recycling programs for their residents; IDEM tells residents to contact their district. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: How Do I Get Rid of Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- Many electronics manufacturers run take-back programs for their own products; IDEM lists registered makers with such programs (including Acer, Apple, Dell, HP, Lenovo, LG, Samsung and Vizio) and says many accept all brands. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: How Do I Get Rid of Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- IDEM advises removing all personal information before recycling or donating electronics; simply deleting files does not remove them. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: How Do I Get Rid of Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- IDEM suggests donating working electronics, for example to AmVets, Easter Seals, Freecycle, the National Cristina Foundation, The Salvation Army or World Computer Exchange. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: How Do I Get Rid of Electronic Waste (opens in new tab)
- Business e-waste is handled under separate rules (329 IAC 16); larger generators sending CRTs for disposal must manifest them as hazardous waste. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Indiana Regulations Affecting Electronic Waste (e-Waste) (opens in new tab)
- Indiana landfills may not accept whole waste tires (IC 13-20-14-1), with limited exemptions. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- Businesses that sell new tires at retail must accept waste tires, one for one, from customers who buy new tires from them. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- Open dumping or open burning of waste tires is illegal in Indiana. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- Under IC 13-20-14-4, waste tires must go to a tire wholesaler, tire manufacturer, retread facility, permitted final disposal facility, or a registered waste tire transporter, storage or processing site. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- None of those destinations is required to accept waste tires. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- Businesses that transport, process or store waste tires must register with IDEM before operating. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- Grants to clean up tire dumping sites may be available to Indiana counties and solid waste management districts. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Waste Tire Management (opens in new tab)
- Some solid waste management districts and local governments hold tire amnesty days; IDEM says to check their websites or contact them. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Waste Tire Recycling and Proper Disposal (opens in new tab)
- Tire retreading companies can retread tires that pass inspection. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Waste Tire Recycling and Proper Disposal (opens in new tab)
- Indiana charges a waste tire management fee of 25 cents on each new tire sold at retail and each new tire mounted on a vehicle when it is sold. Source: Indiana Department of Revenue: Tax rates, fees and penalties (opens in new tab)
- Under 329 IAC 10-9-2, municipal solid waste landfills must not accept whole waste tires, lead-acid batteries or mercury switches, among other wastes. Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Landfills (opens in new tab)
- Spent lead-acid batteries may not be discarded in Indiana landfills. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- Indiana adopted the Universal Waste Rule (329 IAC 3.1-16), which covers waste batteries, certain pesticides and mercury thermostats, and added waste mercury-containing lamps. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Waste Regulations (opens in new tab)
- The Battery Network's list of state battery recycling laws (Connecticut, Illinois, Nebraska, New York, Vermont, Washington, Washington D.C., Wisconsin) does not include Indiana: no Indiana battery stewardship program was found. Source: The Battery Network (formerly Call2Recycle) home page (opens in new tab)
- IC 13-20-17 restricts the sale and distribution of batteries containing mercury. Source: IDEM: Mercury Related Programs at IDEM (opens in new tab)
- Municipal solid waste landfills must not accept appliances still containing refrigerant that has not been removed as required by federal rules (40 CFR 82.156). Source: IDEM Managing Waste: Landfills (opens in new tab)
- IDEM says appliances (white goods) can no longer be handled simply as scrap metal: Freon, PCB capacitors and ballasts, mercury switches and compressor oil must be handled under state and federal rules. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: What Is Recyclable (opens in new tab)
- Mercury switches may be found in appliances including chest freezers, refrigerators, stoves, washing machines, space heaters and water heaters. Source: IDEM: Auto & Appliance Repair (mercury) (opens in new tab)
- IDEM: mercury-containing items should never go in the general trash. Source: IDEM: Mercury (opens in new tab)
- IDEM tells residents to seal mercury items in a marked plastic container and take them to a local mercury recycling site such as the solid waste management district, or ToxDrop in Marion County. Source: IDEM: Mercury (opens in new tab)
- IC 13-20-17.5 restricts the sale of mercury novelties, thermometers, mercury compounds, school lab equipment and mercury commodities. Source: IDEM: Mercury Related Programs at IDEM (opens in new tab)
- IDEM encourages Hoosiers to recycle mercury thermostats when replaced; it points to the Thermostat Recycling Corporation for participating suppliers and contractors. Source: IDEM: Mercury Related Programs at IDEM (opens in new tab)
- Indiana law requires vehicle recyclers to remove mercury switches from end-of-life vehicles; IDEM pays $3.00 per switch recycled through End of Life Vehicle Solutions. Source: IDEM: Mercury Related Programs at IDEM (opens in new tab)
- A solid waste management district is the county's local authority for recycling, yard waste and household hazardous waste services, and runs recycling and HHW collection events. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- Districts conduct recycling and household hazardous waste collection events and outreach. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- Under Public Law 10-1990, every Indiana county except Marion was to have its own district or join a multi-county district. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- The Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts (AISWMD) offers a Find Your District tool and a district map. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Solid Waste Management Districts (opens in new tab)
- IDEM says solid waste management districts are the county authority for recycling, yard waste and household hazardous waste services, and to confirm program availability and hours with district staff. Source: IDEM Recycle Indiana: Where to Recycle (opens in new tab)
- IDEM: contact your local solid waste management district for HHW disposal; districts may offer daily collection or special events. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- Marion County has no solid waste management district; residents find HHW drop-off sites on Indy.gov. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- Open dumping or open burning of solid waste is illegal in Indiana. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- Many oil change and automotive service centers accept used motor oil; HHW programs and recycling sites also accept used oil, filters and antifreeze. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- IDEM: never pour paint down the drain or put it in the trash unless completely dry; use up good paint, give it to theater or community groups, or use a paint exchange. Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- IDEM: check with your local HHW program for a paint exchange or other disposal options; with no local program, dried-out paint can go in regular garbage (cat litter speeds drying). Source: IDEM: Household Hazardous Wastes (opens in new tab)
- PaintCare's state list (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington) does not include Indiana: there is no PaintCare program in Indiana. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab)
- PaintCare runs paint recycling programs only in states with paint stewardship laws. Source: PaintCare: Paint recycling and drop-off locations (state list) (opens in new tab)
- The Mattress Recycling Council operates statewide only in California, Connecticut, Oregon and Rhode Island; Indiana has no state mattress recycling program. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)
- MRC runs recycling programs only in states that have passed mattress recycling laws. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)
- With no Indiana mattress law, there is no MRC/Bye Bye Mattress program for mattresses or box springs in the state. Source: Mattress Recycling Council (opens in new tab)