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Regularly Scheduled Service:
- Occurs once or twice a week on designated days.
- Four times per month not to exceed once per week: $800 per year.
- Eight times per month, not to exceed twice per week: $1,600 per year.
- Materials are required to be separated.
- Toters and cubic yard capacity bins are used for collection and preferably stay inside the building. If there isn't room, they need to have shelter to keep the paper products dry.
Bi-monthly Service:
- Occurs twice per month, not to exceed one pick up per week.
- The cost is $400 per year.
- Materials are required to be separated.
- Toters and cubic yard capacity bins are used for collection and preferably stay inside the building. If there isn't room, they need to have shelter to keep the paper products dry.
Monthly Service:
- Occurs once a month.
- The cost is $200 per year.
- Materials are required to be separated.
- Toters and cubic yard capacity bins are used for collection and preferably stay inside the building. If there isn't room, they need to have shelter to keep the paper products dry.
Call-in Service:
- The cost is $50 per call-in.
- The container/s must be full.
- Materials are required to be separated.
- Toters or cubic yard capacity bins may be provided for collection and preferably stay inside the building. If there's isn't room, they need to have shelter to keep the paper products dry.
- This charge also applies if regularly scheduled pick-ups need an extra call-in service.
Recycling Containers:
- 64-gallon two wheeled carts are generally used for collection. The one time charge for these containers are $69.00 each. One container is necessary per category of recycling. These toters are "matched" by the District. The business buys one and the District matches it. This assures efficiency of the program and that proper cleanliness is maintained.
- Depending upon the volume of material and space for containers, cubic yard capacity bins may also be used. There is no charge for these bins.
Contamination:
- The District has the right to deny service if materials are not sorted according to required categories.
Recyclable Material Storage:
- Container must be appropriate for the material it holds.
- Paper and cardboard cannot get wet, and must be stored indoors or in a roofed area and in a container with a tight fitting lid.
- Materials must be separated correctly according to the Recycling Center's standards or they will not be picked up.
- Materials may not be picked up if they are not clearly separated from the trash.
Accessibility:
- Materials need to be stored at an easily accessible location for pickup.
- Depending on the size of the load to be picked up, the appropriate vehicle must be able to access the materials as needed.
Availability:
- Room on the pickup schedule must be available to receive the pickup service requested. If room is not available at the time of request for service, you may request to be placed on a wait-list. * The District is not able to replace any commercial recycling service you may already have.
This program is part of the services provided by the Monroe County Solid Waste Management District. For more information please call 812.349.2019 or 812.349.2020 or click here to send an email.
Recycling Route Information
Recycling Center(s) Pickup Route Schedule & Guidelines
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