Recycling in Elizabethtown, KY

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• Clean-Up Schedule (opens in new tab) · City of Elizabethtown
  • The 2026 spring clean-up ran March 30-May 1 for junk and debris and April 27-May 1 for appliances. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Appliances are collected on a call-in basis (270-737-7890); dehumidifiers, washing machines, dryers, ranges and water heaters are collected and recycled. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Freon appliances (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners) are collected only with a tag showing the Freon has been removed. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • No garbage, hazardous materials, liquids such as paint, construction debris, tires or automobiles are collected. Checked October 20, 2026 (automated check).
  • Guidelines apply to residential properties. Checked October 26, 2026.
• About Public Works (opens in new tab) · City of Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown Public Works' Street Services division is responsible for the city's Spring Clean-up program. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-868: New tire fee; disposal of replaced tire; retailer requirements (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • When a new tire replaces an old one, the retailer must encourage the buyer to leave the old tire with the retailer, or else dispose of it legally, give it to a registered waste tire handler, or reuse it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers selling new motor vehicle tires must accept, if offered, a waste tire of similar size and type for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers must post a notice that state law requires them to accept a waste tire for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-856: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Waste tires may be disposed of in Kentucky only by transfer to a permitted solid waste disposal facility, under processing conditions set in law. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DWM: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DWM offers free waste tire collection events to Kentucky residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The events rotate so that each county gets one every three years, in the spring or fall; schedules are posted every August and February. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Lead-acid batteries may not be put in mixed solid waste or accepted for landfill or incinerator disposal in Kentucky. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-413: Duties of retail sellers of new lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Retail sellers of new lead-acid batteries must accept, if offered, one used lead-acid battery for each new one sold, and post a notice saying so. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DEP tells households to dispose of car (lead-acid) batteries by taking them to the wholesaler or retailer when buying a new battery. Checked October 26, 2026.

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