Trash & Recycling in Howard County, IN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Howard County, Indiana.
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Illegal Dumping
Dumping solid waste anywhere in Howard County outside a licensed sanitary landfill is banned under Howard County Code § 50.02, punishable by up to $2,500 per violation plus clean-up costs, with a separate chapter-wide penalty of $100 to $2,500 per day under § 50.99.
Illegal Dumping Fines in Howard County
Significant RestrictionsHoward County Code §§ 50.02, 50.99
(C) Prohibitions. No person shall dump, cause or allow dumping at any location in the county unless such location shall be a licensed sanitary landfill site. ... (E) Penalties. In addition to the responsibility for clean-up costs as provided in division (D) any person who violates division (C) of this section shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 50.99. ... (A) Any person who violates §...
Recycling Rules
Howard County Code § 50.13 bans dumping anything other than recyclables into recycling containers, depositing contaminated recyclables at a Recycling District facility, or scavenging materials from a recycling container, enforced by the County Recycling District with fines of $100 to $2,500 per offense under § 50.99.
Recycling Container Rules in Howard County
Significant RestrictionsHoward County Code §§ 50.13, 50.99
(5) No person shall discard any materials, other than recyclables, at any facility or in any container intended for collecting recyclables. (6) No person shall deposit any contaminated recyclable materials in or at any city, county or Recycling District facility or container intended for collecting recyclable materials. (7) No person shall conduct scavenging of materials at any facility or in a...
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