Trash & Recycling in Vanderburgh County, IN (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Vanderburgh County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Illegal Dumping

Vanderburgh County Code § 8.08.020 bars dumping solid waste onto public or private property, streets, or waterways unless the site is a permitted solid waste facility. Violators face a Class B misdemeanor charge and a fine between $250 and $2,500 per violation, with each day of continued violation counted separately under § 8.08.060.

Vanderburgh County Illegal Dumping Penalties

Heavy Restrictions

Vanderburgh County Code §§ 8.08.020, 8.08.060

No person shall cause, allow, or be legally responsible for the storage, processing, open burning, disposal, deposition, dumping, leakage, or spillage of solid waste or any objectionable or regulated materials onto public or private property, street, thoroughfare, stream or lake unless such property is a solid waste facility operating under and within permits or approvals granted by the appropr...

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Dumpster Rules

County Code § 8.08.030 lets an owner or tenant place standard containers, dumpsters, or weather-resistant bags for temporary solid waste storage on their own property, but the containers must be built, handled, and placed so they don't create a nuisance, and waste may not sit in them for more than seven days awaiting disposal.

Vanderburgh County Solid Waste Container Rules

Some Restrictions

Vanderburgh County Code § 8.08.030

A. The occupying owner or occupying tenant of any dwelling unit, apartment house, building, structure, or business, public or private, may place at a convenient location on the same property which the owner or tenant occupies, standard containers, dumpsters, or weather resistant bags for the temporary containment of solid waste or garbage awaiting disposal. Such containers shall be constructed,...

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Trash & Recycling by City in Vanderburgh County

1 cities in Vanderburgh County have their own trash & recycling rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

EvansvillePop. 117,298

8 verified rules • Bin Placement Rules, Bulk Item Disposal

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