Noblesville, IN Trash & Recycling: Recycling Requirements (2026)

Section 91.06, titled "Fees for Trash Collection and Recycling for Residential Customers Within the City," folds curbside recycling into the same charge as trash pickup rather than pricing it separately. Subsection (A) defines an "Eligible Residential Dwelling Unit" to include single-family homes, multi-family buildings of up to four units, and condominiums. Subsection (B) imposes a monthly trash collection fee of $15.55 per eligible unit, running from September 1, 2024 through September 1, 2028, after which subsection (C) requires the rate to be re-established by a future amendment.

Because subsection (F) requires the fee to be billed to whoever receives the wastewater bill for that unit, a Noblesville household cannot decline the recycling side of the service; it is billed automatically alongside trash collection as a single charge, with the fee equal to the number of eligible units on a shared wastewater account. Subsections (D) and (E) allow relief, not exemption, in the form of a $7 monthly credit for owner-occupants who already hold an over-65, blind/disabled, or disabled-veteran property tax deduction, plus a separate $7 hardship credit, capped citywide at $115,345, that expired on August 31, 2026, for owner-occupants who can document unemployment, state hardship accommodation, township trustee assistance, or energy assistance.

Subsection (I) treats unpaid fees like delinquent sewer bills, letting the city use the same penalties, interest and lien remedies under I.C. 36-9-23 to collect.