Greenwood, IN Trash & Recycling: Bin Placement Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Set-out window
- Not earlier than 24 hrs before pickup (§ 6-315)
- Removal deadline
- Within 24 hrs after pickup day (§ 6-291)
- Location
- Curbside only, never in the street
- Weekly bag limit
- Five 30-gallon bags (§ 6-313)
- Repeat-violation fee
- $100 (§ 6-274(a)(8))
- Enforced by
- City Code Enforcement
Summary
In the City of Greenwood, Indiana, residential trash and recycling carts may go to the curb, never in the street, no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled pickup, under City Code § 6-315. Leaving carts or loose trash at the curb more than 24 hours after pickup day is declared a nuisance under § 6-291, drawing a Code Enforcement correction notice.
Any rubbish, garbage, refuse, or trash, including heavy trash, placed for curbside pickup on those days designated as trash pickup day for that particular residential address, including any heavy trash day, must be removed from the residential curbside within twenty-four (24)-hours after the designated trash pickup day. ... Any rubbish, garbage, refuse, or trash (including heavy trash) left beyond the twenty-four-(24)-hour period designated in subsection (a)(1) is a safety concern as defined in Section 6-270(b)(3) and as such is declared a nuisance. ... ... Sec. 6-315 Containers. Residential users shall place trash and recyclable materials in containers provided by the contractor at curbside, but not in the street, no earlier that 24 hours before scheduled trash pick-up. The contractor may refuse to pick up bags of trash in an amount exceeding that allowed in Section 6-313 above, or recyclables which are improperly prepared, after the contractor has given appropriate notice to the residential user.
Full Breakdown
Residential users place trash and recyclable materials in the containers the City's waste contractor provides at curbside, keeping them out of the street, no earlier than 24 hours before the scheduled pickup day, under § 6-315. The contractor can refuse pickup if a household exceeds the weekly bag limit set in § 6-313, five 30-gallon bags or their equivalent (unlimited around the Christmas holiday), or if recyclables are not properly prepared, after giving the resident notice. On the back end, § 6-291(a)(1) requires any rubbish, garbage, refuse, or heavy trash placed for curbside pickup to be removed from the curb within 24 hours after the designated pickup day.
Leaving it longer is declared a safety-related nuisance under § 6-270(b)(3), and Code Enforcement issues a notice of correction order under § 6-291(a)(2) giving the owner or occupant at least 24 more hours to clear it before the City can abate the nuisance itself. Abatement triggers the fee schedule in § 6-274: $25 per inspection, $50 to determine ownership when needed, $10 per letter sent, $50 per labor hour, and $75 per equipment hour, plus actual material costs, with a $100 penalty added for a repeat citation at the same property or a third citation there in one calendar year.
The Board of Public Works and Safety administers the waste contract and can adjust bag limits or grant fee rebates for verified service gaps of at least seven days.
Violations & Fines
A first uncorrected violation draws a Code Enforcement notice of correction under § 6-291(a)(2), with at least 24 hours to clear the curb before the City abates the nuisance itself. Abatement costs bill back to the owner or occupant under § 6-274: inspection, ownership-search, letter, labor, and equipment fees, plus a $100 penalty for a repeat or third citation at the same address within a calendar year.
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