Trash & Recycling in Clark County, IN (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Clark County, Indiana.
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Recycling Requirements
Clark County Code § 50.02 makes every unincorporated-area waste hauler offer residential customers a voluntary curbside recycling agreement, keep recyclables separate from trash in the truck, and file annual rate schedules with the Board of Commissioners. Homeowners choose whether to sign up; haulers cannot refuse to offer the contract.
Clark County Curbside Recycling Hauler Duties
Some RestrictionsClark County Code of Ordinances § 50.02(D), (F)
(D) Waste haulers subject to this section may not commingle solid waste and recyclable materials in the same collection vehicle. ... (F) All waste haulers subject to this section are required to offer individual recycling pick-up agreements on a voluntary basis to residential homeowners and residential properties that are currently using, plan to use or will use in the future the solid wast...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping waste, litter, trash, appliances or tires on county roads, including the roads leading to the Clark-Floyd landfill, is an ordinance violation in Clark County. A court can enter a civil judgment of up to $500 plus court costs and the county's attorney's fees against anyone who dumps illegally.
Illegal Dumping Fines in Clark County, Indiana
Some RestrictionsClark County Code of Ordinances § 110.99(A)
Any person who dumps or deposits any waste material, litter, trash, appliances, tires or other materials or engages in any other illegal dumping of any materials along, or on, Wilson Switch Road, King Road, Ebenezer Church Road and Bennettsville Road, generally referred to as “landfill access roads” near the Clark-Floyd landfill, and other county roads in the county, commits an ordinance violat...
Dumpster Rules
Inside the I-265 Corridor Overlay District, Clark County requires every dumpster and outside storage area to sit on the side or rear of the building and be screened from adjacent properties and public streets. The screen must be at least seven feet tall, or one foot above the trash bin, built of solid material under Code § 156.32(H)(2).
Clark County I-265 Overlay Dumpster Screening
Some RestrictionsClark County Code of Ordinances § 156.32(H)(2)
(2) Screening of outside storage and trash collection. (a) Outside storage and trash collection shall be located on the side or rear of the building and screened from view on adjacent properties or public streets. (b) Screening shall be a minimum of seven feet tall or a minimum of one foot above the top of the storage materials or trash bin/dumpster. (c) Screens shall be constructed of evergree...
Collection Schedule
Outside Jeffersonville, Clarksville and the county's other incorporated towns, every waste hauler must offer residential customers once-a-week curbside trash collection under Clark County Code § 50.02(B). The rule, adopted by Ord. 8-2007, ties collection frequency to a mandatory recycling pickup offered on the same weekly cycle.
Clark County Weekly Curbside Trash Pickup
Some RestrictionsClark County Code of Ordinances § 50.02(B)
(B) Effective ______, 2007, all waste haulers operating within the county must offer a basic package to all residential customers that include once-a-week curbside collection of residential waste and once-a-week curbside collection of recyclables.
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