St. Joseph County's Solid Waste Management District, empowered by IC 13-21-3-12, runs countywide recycling but not garbage. South Bend's city Solid Waste division collects trash weekly in a 48- or 96-gallon cart; Mishawaka contracts Waste Management; unincorporated residents hire a private hauler.
Who picks up your trash depends on where you live. St. Joseph County operates the Solid Waste Management District under IC 13-21, whose board holds broad powers in IC 13-21-3-12 to manage solid waste and run facilities, but the district handles recycling and household hazardous waste, not weekly garbage. Inside South Bend, the city's own Solid Waste division collects trash weekly, Monday through Thursday, in a 48- or 96-gallon cart billed at $15.78 a month. Mishawaka contracts Waste Management for weekly cart collection billed on the utility bill. In unincorporated St. Joseph County no municipal route exists, and residents contract a private hauler such as Borden or Republic directly.
Letting solid waste pile up instead of arranging collection draws a county or city code-enforcement notice to abate, and unpaid South Bend or Mishawaka trash fees are added to the utility bill and can lien the property.
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