Allen County residents self-haul bulky items and general household trash to area landfills and transfer stations, and can drop off household hazardous waste and recyclables through the Allen County Department of Environmental Management. Indiana bans leaves from landfills, so yard waste goes to a yard-waste site.
Allen County does not operate a countywide bulk-pickup service; bulky items are handled through your city or town's special-pickup program, a private hauler, or self-haul to a landfill or transfer station serving the Fort Wayne area. The Allen County Department of Environmental Management (ACDEM) provides free household hazardous waste disposal (electronics, chemicals, batteries, etc.) and operates community recycling drop-off sites for residents. Yard waste cannot go in the landfill because Indiana bans leaves from landfills; residents take compostable yard material to a yard-waste facility such as the Fort Wayne Biosolids Handling Facility, where finished compost and mulch are available for free pickup. Fees at private landfills are set by the operator.
Disposing of bulk waste by dumping it on public or private land rather than at an authorized site is littering under IC 35-45-3-2, a Class B infraction (up to $1,000).
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Allen County, IN
Allen County allows backyard composting, but the health code requires compost piles to be maintained so they do not create odors or harbor flies, rodents, or...
Allen County, IN
Allen County has no ordinance prohibiting or specifically regulating residential artificial turf. Synthetic grass on private property is allowed; any develop...
Allen County, IN
Allen County does not restrict native or naturalized plantings on private property. On new development, the Zoning Ordinance requires landscape plants to com...
Allen County, IN
Rainwater harvesting is legal in Indiana with no state or Allen County ban. Residential rain barrels for garden and lawn use generally need no permit; only l...
Allen County, IN
Allen County has no countywide lawn-watering ban or day-of-week restriction. Indiana is a water-rich state, and outdoor watering is governed only by your wat...
Allen County, IN
Allen County regulates weeds and rank vegetation as a public health hazard under Title 10, Article 12 rather than by a set height. Owners who let vegetation ...
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