Unincorporated Elkhart County runs no curbside route, so households subscribe to private haulers like Borden Waste-Away. The county dissolved its Solid Waste Management District in 2020 and now runs the landfill directly. Elkhart and Goshen contract their own city collection.
Trash service depends on where you live. In the unincorporated county there is no county pickup: you subscribe with a private hauler, Borden Waste-Away serves much of the area, and pay them directly for a cart and route day. The Board of Commissioners dissolved the Elkhart County Solid Waste Management District effective December 31, 2020, so the county now collects the former district fees and operates the county landfill under Chapter 50. Inside the cities collection is contracted: Elkhart residents get a 96-gallon cart emptied weekly on a neighborhood day through Borden, and Goshen runs its own program.
No county citation exists for lacking service or a missed pickup in unincorporated areas; accumulated refuse is handled as a nuisance under Chapter 92. City customers who misuse carts face fines under Chapter 99.
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