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Warrick County, IN Trash & Recycling: Collection Schedule (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Program effective date
December 1, 2015
Covers
Single-family residential zoned properties
Also covers
Qualifying multi-family, embedded commercial
Also covers
County/municipal government properties
Excludes
Incorporated municipalities
Administered by
Solid Waste Management District

Summary

In unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana, the Solid Waste Management District's Curbside Collection and Disposal Program has covered single-family and qualifying multi-family, commercial, and government properties since its December 1, 2015 effective date under County Code § 136.10. Covered properties get program-provided containers and District-run curbside service in place of hauling waste to the transfer facility themselves.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Warrick County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

COVERED PARTICIPANTS. ... The same meaning as adopted from time to time by the District in the program, which initially includes the following participants within the boundaries of the county exclusive of incorporated municipalities: (1) Single-family, residential zoned properties; (2) Multi-family, residential zoned properties that are able to utilize the containers provided by the program; (3) Embedded commercial zoned properties, defined as those businesses embedded within residential areas and also able to utilize the containers described below; and (4) County and municipal government properties able to utilize the containers provided by the program. ... EFFECTIVE DATE. December 1, 2015.

Full Breakdown

Warrick County Code § 136.10, adopted by BC Ord. 2015-29, defines the scope of the Warrick County Solid Waste Management District's Curbside Collection and Disposal Program, called the PROGRAM, which the District administers and may amend from time to time. The program's EFFECTIVE DATE is December 1, 2015. COVERED PARTICIPANTS initially includes, within county boundaries but exclusive of incorporated municipalities such as Boonville and Newburgh, single-family residential zoned properties, multi-family residential zoned properties able to utilize the program's containers, embedded commercial zoned properties, defined as businesses embedded within residential areas that can also use the containers, and county and municipal government properties able to use the containers.

This ties back to § 136.02(A), which requires acceptable waste, defined in § 136.01 to include garbage, rubbish, household appliances, yard waste, and demolition and construction debris, to be delivered to the District's designated facility, the transfer station at 1111 S. Pelzer Road in Boonville, unless a covered participant instead receives program-provided curbside service. Because the District, rather than the ordinance text, sets the actual pickup days and container specifications from time to time, the code establishes who must be served and how the mandatory system works rather than printing specific weekly pickup days.

Violations & Fines

The code does not print a separate fine for a covered participant who fails to use the program; enforcement instead targets unauthorized commercial haulers under § 136.99(B), which fines a hauler $1,000 for a first violation and $2,500 for each additional violation for collecting curbside waste from a covered participant outside the District's approved-hauler arrangement.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is curbside trash service mandatory in unincorporated Warrick County?
The program automatically covers listed property types under § 136.10, including single-family residential zoned properties, rather than making enrollment optional; those covered participants receive the District's containers and curbside service as the default way to meet the § 136.02 waste-delivery requirement.
Are Boonville or Newburgh residents covered by this county program?
No. Section 136.10 limits COVERED PARTICIPANTS to properties within Warrick County's boundaries exclusive of incorporated municipalities, so residents of Boonville, Newburgh, Chandler, Elberfeld, Lynnville, and Tennyson fall under those towns' own waste programs, not the county's curbside collection program.
Do multi-family or commercial properties get curbside service too?
Yes, if they can use the program's containers. Section 136.10 includes multi-family residential zoned properties and embedded commercial zoned properties, meaning businesses embedded within residential areas, along with county and municipal government properties, as covered participants alongside single-family homes.

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