Hardin County Solid Waste Accepted Material

  • #1 through #7 Plastic
  • Tin
  • Corrugated Cardboard
  • Paper:
    • News,
    • Bulk Mail,
    • Shredded Office Materials,
    • Magazines,
  • Paper Board:
    • Cake Mix Boxes,
    • Cereal Boxes,
    • Frozen Dinner Boxes,
    • Etc.


Preparation of Materials for Collection and Processing:

Plastic - Remove lids and throw away, rinse clean

Tin - Remove lids and throw away, rinse clean, remove labels

Corrugated Cardboard: Clean, emptied, flattened and no larger than two feet by two feet

Paper Items:

Separate By categories

News - newspaper and all inserts place in a grocery sack and tie closed

Bulk Mail - place in separate grocery sack and tie closed. This includes shredded paper

Magazines - place in separate grocery sack and tie closed

Items NOT accepted:

  • Glass of any kind
  • Pizza Boxes
  • Chicken Boxes
  • Containers with ANY type of oil
  • Styrofoam of any kind
  • Unrinsed items

Curbside Customers: PLACE RED BIN AT CURBSIDE BY 7:30 AM (You must have your red bin out or your recycling will NOT be picked up.)

For Pricing, please see our Rates section.

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