Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District accepts items from residents of Kosciusko County only. Each county has their own solid waste district, so if you need help finding their information, give us a call and we can get that for you!

​A license with a Kosciusko County address or document showing your property is in the county is required for bringing items to drop off.

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This list is comprehensive but not exhaustive and is continually being edited and updated to better serve residents with questions on items that are accepted for recycling. If you have an item that you are unsure if you can recycle, either in the bins or at the facility, please call (574) 372-3087 at any time. We have a voicemail system and will return your call the next business day.

Disclaimer: The below listed information is applicable to residents only. All Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) businesses, municipalities, and other nonprofit organizations will incur charges for items brought in. Please visit this page for pricing.

Items for Drop-Off Bins:

• Clean plastic #1, 2, & 3 - Please check the item to make sure it's the right number
• Clean tin & steel/metal cans - Remove human food, pet food, etc. before recycling
• Clean aluminum cans
• Catalogs, magazines, soft-cover books, plain envelopes (with & without windows)
• Flattened cardboard & boxboard - Must be clean & not coated
• Newspapers & advertisements
• Office paper & shredded paper in clear bags (tied shut garbage bags only)

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Item	Recycling Location	Additional Info
Aerosol products	Inside KC Recycling	Empty? Remove nozzle, throw in trash.
Antifreeze	South side of building	Take containers with you, throw in trash.
Batteries	Inside KC Recycling	Alkaline okay for trash; mostly interested in NiCad, Li-Ion, rechargeable, etc.
Battery back-ups	Inside KC Recycling
Carbon monoxide detector	Inside KC Recycling
Cassette players	Inside KC Recycling
CDs	Inside KC Recycling	Removed from cases. Cases are trash.
Cell phones	Inside KC Recycling	Also collected at various police stations and town halls
CFL bulbs	Inside KC Recycling
Circular/U-tube bulbs	Inside KC Recycling
Coffee makers	Inside KC Recycling
Compressed gas	Inside KC Recycling
Computer monitors	Inside KC Recycling	Free until 06/30/2020 for residents.
Computer/PCU towers	Inside KC Recycling	Data destruction guaranteed.
Corrosive acids	Inside KC Recycling
Corrosive bases	Inside KC Recycling
DVD players	Inside KC Recycling
DVDs	Inside KC Recycling	Removed from cases. Cases are trash.
Elemental Mercury	Inside KC Recycling
Eye glasses	Inside KC Recycling	Donated to Lions Club.
Fax machines	Inside KC Recycling
Fire extinguishers	Inside KC Recycling	$1.00/ea to recycle.
Flammables	Inside KC Recycling
Fluorescent bulbs (broken)	Inside KC Recycling
Fluorescent bulbs (in tact)	Inside KC Recycling
Gasoline	Inside KC Recycling	5 gallons or less free per month.
Hair dryers	Inside KC Recycling
Helium tanks	Inside KC Recycling
HID bulbs	Inside KC Recycling
Ink cartridges	Inside KC Recycling
Laptops	Inside KC Recycling	Data destruction guaranteed.
Latex paint (unusable)	Inside KC Recycling	$1.00/can or $5.00/5 gal bucket. Paint is bad if it's drying out, coagulated, rusted over, or ever been frozen. Video here on how to dispose in your own trash.
Latex paint (usable)	Inside KC Recycling
Mercury floats	Inside KC Recycling
Mercury switches	Inside KC Recycling
Mercury thermometers	Inside KC Recycling	Contains a silver line down the middle, not red or blue.
Microwaves	Inside KC Recycling
Oil (cooking)	West side of building	Up to 5 gallons. Take containers with you, throw in trash.
Oil (used motor)	South side of building	Up to 5 gallons. Take containers with you, throw in trash.
Oil based paints & products	Inside KC Recycling
Oil filters	South side of building	Place in container.
Oxidizers	Inside KC Recycling
Poisons	Inside KC Recycling
Printers	Inside KC Recycling
Propane tanks (small)	Inside KC Recycling
Satellite receivers	Inside KC Recycling	Boxes only, no dishes.
Sharps	Inside KC Recycling	Must be in hard plastic, sealed container only.
Smoke detector	Inside KC Recycling
Spray paint	Inside KC Recycling	Empty? Remove nozzle, throw in trash.
Stereo equipment & speakers	Inside KC Recycling
Telephones	Inside KC Recycling
TVs (all sizes, kinds)	Inside KC Recycling	Free until 06/30/2020 for residents.
UV tanning bulbs	Inside KC Recycling	Residential limit of 4 bulbs/month. Anything beyond 4 is $1.00/bulb.
Vacuum cleaners	Inside KC Recycling
VCR/VHS players	Inside KC Recycling
VHS tapes	Inside KC Recycling	Removed from sleeves. Plastic sleeves are trash, cardboard sleeves can be recycled.