Hammond, IN Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)

037 requires that all garbage placed in a container be wrapped in paper, with the area around the container kept clean and sanitary; concrete, construction debris and yard waste of any kind are barred from the 90- or 65-gallon container entirely. An inspector reports unsanitary containers to the owner, who has 10 days to fix the problem. 039 limits residents to city-approved 90- or 65-gallon containers, lets the Sanitation Department haul away any nonconforming container from an alley, street or parkway, and puts the container's upkeep on the tenant or owner; if the city-issued container is stolen or wears out, the city covers half the replacement cost once the owner files a police report.

Containers must sit where they won't create a fire hazard or give rodents and insects a place to breed, and a multi-family building needs at least one container per family. 040 sets out placement for pickup: containers go on the alley line, or curbside if there's no alley, in a neat, orderly and sanitary manner on the designated collection day, and must move back to the rear of the property the same day after collection. The Superintendent of Sanitation designates the exact spot, and crews will not collect from a container placed more than 3 feet from the street or alley, or one that isn't watertight, fly-proof and sanitary.