Warrick County, IN Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Exclusive hauler
- Only District-approved hauler, § 136.10
- First violation penalty
- $1,000
- Additional violation penalty
- $2,500 each
- Covered participants
- Single/multi-family, embedded commercial
- Program effective date
- December 1, 2015
- Penalty revenue
- County General Fund
Summary
In unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana, only the hauler the Solid Waste Management District approves may lawfully provide curbside trash and recycling pickup to covered participants under County Code § 136.10. Any other 'commercial hauler' that collects curbside waste from a covered property violates the program and faces a $1,000 to $2,500 civil penalty under § 136.99(B).
COMMERCIAL HAULERS. Any person or business, other than the approved hauler selected by the District for the program, providing curbside pickup and disposal of solid wastes and recyclable materials from covered participants located within Warrick County. ... (B) (1) Beginning on the effective date, and at all times thereafter, any commercial hauler who shall collect curbside waste or recyclable materials from covered participants in violation of the program shall be subject to a civil penalty, payable to the county, of $1,000 for the first violation and $2,500 for each additional violation. Each collection of curbside waste or recyclable materials from any covered participant after the effective date that occurs in violation of this chapter shall be deemed a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
Warrick County Code §§ 136.10 and 136.99, enacted by BC Ord. 2015-29, enforce the Warrick County Solid Waste Management District's Curbside Collection and Disposal Program in unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana. Section 136.10 defines a COMMERCIAL HAULER as any person or business, other than the approved hauler the District selects for the program, that provides curbside pickup and disposal of solid waste and recyclable materials from covered participants in the county. COVERED PARTICIPANTS include single-family residential zoned properties, multi-family residential properties able to use the program's containers, embedded commercial properties within residential areas, and county or municipal government properties able to use the containers, all located outside the incorporated municipalities.
Because the program designates one approved hauler, § 136.99(B)(1) makes it a civil violation, not a criminal offense, for any commercial hauler to collect curbside waste or recyclable materials from a covered participant in violation of the program: the fine is $1,000 for a first violation and $2,500 for each additional violation, payable to the county, and every noncompliant collection after the program's December 1, 2015 effective date counts as a separate offense. Section 136.99(B)(2) sends the collected penalty revenue into the county's General Fund.
This enforcement structure runs alongside § 136.02, which sets the underlying duty to deliver acceptable waste to the District's designated facility unless the curbside program or on-site composting applies.
Violations & Fines
An unauthorized commercial hauler that collects curbside waste or recyclables from any covered participant is subject to a $1,000 civil penalty for a first violation and $2,500 for each additional violation under § 136.99(B)(1), with every noncompliant pickup after the program's effective date treated as its own separate offense and the fine revenue deposited to the county's General Fund.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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