TRASH & RECYCLING
TRASH PICKUP
TRASH pickup weekly on Fridays
BRUSH pickup weekly on Mondays
LEAF pickup seasonally October through November
LARGE TRASH pickup annually in Spring
WAKARUSA RECYCLING INFORMATION
Optional RECYCLING pickup biweekly on Mondays.
Contact Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc. at 574-293-5001 to establish service at resident cost.
If you have questions concerning what to recycle,
contact Elkhart County Solid Waste District office at 574-293-2269.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE
Schedule for Elkhart County Residents: will be held on the first Saturdays of every month at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility near the intersection of County Road 7 and County Road 26. Enter off of County Road 7. Hours are 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED AT MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP OFF
TIRES
Tires and car batteries can be recycled at stores that sell them. Car batteries may also be taken to an area scrap metal dealer.
E-WASTE
Goodwill stores will accept non-working TVs
Omni Source
Staples
Best Buy
MICROWAVES
Schupan & Sons
Omnisource
REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS
I & M (call 877-395-5535 for pick up)
LATEX PAINT
Absorb paint with shredded newspaper, kitty litter, sand, sawdust, or other absorbent, and dispose in your trash. Aerosol cans can be emptied of their contents and disposed in the trash.We will take oil basedpaint.
AKALINE BATTERIES*
Dispose in trash.
We will accept recyclable lithium batteries.
MEDICATIONS
Medications may be dropped off at the Wakarusa Police Department at 102 S. Spring St. We accept medications and sharps, but please put sharps in a puncture proof container. You may also add water to pills, seal the lid tightly, and seal whole container in a reseal able plastic bag. You may soak up liquid meds with sand or kitty liter, secure the lid tightly, and seal the whole container in a resealable plastic bag. Both may be disposed in landfill in that condition.