Trash & Recycling in Dearborn County, IN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Dearborn County, Indiana.
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Pickup Rules & Schedules
In unincorporated Dearborn County, Indiana, anyone who removes or transports refuse from premises to another location for disposal needs an unrevoked permit from the County Health Officer. The permit costs $1 per truck per year, requires an enclosed sanitary vehicle, and carries insurance minimums. Hauling only your own refuse to an approved site is exempt.
Refuse Hauler Permit Rules in Dearborn County, Indiana
Some RestrictionsDearborn County Code § 50.15(A)-(D); § 50.17(A)
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person in the county, who does not possess an unrevoked permit from the Health Officer, to engage in the removal and/or the transportation of refuse from premises to a location other than the place or origin of such refuse for disposal. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person disposing of only their own refuse if transported to an approved d...
Illegal Dumping
Dumping at any location in unincorporated Dearborn County, Indiana, other than an approved landfill site, is unlawful under the county's Dumping Ordinance. A violator faces a fine of not less than $2,500 per violation, a cleanup order from the Board of Commissioners, and a $100 per day penalty if the county has to win a court order.
Illegal Dumping Penalties in Dearborn County, Indiana
Heavy RestrictionsDearborn County Code § 50.02(C)(1), (D)(1); § 50.99(B)
(1) DUMPING. The discarding of garbage, used household goods, used appliances, automobile parts, trash, bags of trash or garbage, and other items commonly disposed of in sanitary landfills. ... (1) Dumping. It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, corporation, or entity to dump at any location in the county, unless such location shall be an approved landfill site. ... (B) (1) In addit...
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