Boone County Residential Recycling Options
Curbside Recycling
Lebanon Residents
Contract with Waste Management
Single Stream (no sorting)
Pick-up every other week
Contact the Lebanon Utilities
765-482-5100
Zionsville “Urban” Residents
Contract with Priority Waste
Single Stream (no sorting)
Pick-up every other week
Contact the Zionsville Utilities
317-873-5410
Clean
Give it a quick rinse
Dry
Remove all liquids
Loose
No bagged materials
24/7 County Recycling Drop Spots
Provided and funded by the Boone County Solid Waste Management District.
Host Sites
Advance – 101 South Main Street
Thorntown – 500 South Front Street
Whitestown Municipal Complex – 6210 Veterans Drive
Open 24/7
No Dumping outside of bin
Accepted Materials
Glass – Jars & Bottles (All Colors)
Plastics – Bottles, Jugs, Tubs & Film Bags
Paper – Food boxes, Newspapers & Junk Mail
Steel & Aluminum Cans – used for food/drink
Cartons – used for food/drink
Cardboard – please flatten
Unacceptable Materials
Styrofoam
Building Materials
Furniture
Household Trash
Food/Yard Waste
Toys/Play Equipment
Household Hazardous Waste
Cookware/Windows/Lightbulbs
Scrap Metal/Appliances/Electronics
Lebanon Department of Public Works Drop Spot
Host Sites
324 North Mount Zion Road, Lebanon (no sorting)
If you need more information, please visit the city of Lebanon’s website.
Important
No plastic bags
Breakdown all cardboard
Keep materials loose
Accepted Materials
Office paper
Junk mail
Paper bags
Newspaper
Magazines
Softback books
cardboard
Paperboard
Glass bottles
Glass food cans
Metal food cans
Metal beverage cans
Plastic bottles
Plastic jugs
Recycling Drop Spot Outside of Boone County
Republic Services Material Recovery Facility
4935 Robison Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268
Hours: 7am-4pm M-F and 7am-1pm on Saturday
A recycling drop spot for common recycled materials
*cardboard must be separated from other materials
Other Recycling Resources
The better the quality, the more we can ensure the materials are recycled. Dirty or contaminated loads can and will be rejected and sent to the landfill.
List of Common Household Items at Local Facilities
Efforts were made to include all facilities within Boone County that were interested in receiving recyclable material from the public, yet this listing should not be considered all inclusive.
If you know of additional facilities within Boone County, please contact the District as they attempt to keep this evolving list up to date. Please contact each listed participant for current hours, fees, and full listing of acceptable items.
Click Here to View the Full List
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Aluminum Cans: County Recycling Drop Spots, Lebanon DPW Drop Spot, Curbside Recycling & Republic Services (Indianapolis)
Ammunition: Zore’s (Empty Casings Only)
Appliances: Caldwell’s Boone County
Automobile Components: A-Antifreeze / B-Batteries / O-Motor Oil / T-Tires / F-Transmission Fluid
· Advance Auto Parts – B O F
· AutoZone – B O
· Big O Tires – O T
· Caldwell’s Boone County – B T
· Great Lakes Ace Hardware – B
· Howard’s Lawn & Garden – B O
· JTR Repair – A O T
· PFM Car & Truck – B O T F
· Pomp’s Tire Service – O T
· Walmart – B O T
Batteries – Rechargeable: Boone Co. Solid Waste District & Lowes.
Please note: Tips for preparation of batteries can be found on our FAQ page. Alkaline batteries that are not rechargeable are not accepted for recycling, they can simply be added to your residential trash!
Cardboard: Caldwell’s Boone County, County Recycling Drop Spots, Lebanon DPW Drop Spot ,Curbside Recycling & Republic Services (Indianapolis)
Car seats: RecycleForce (Indianapolis), Target (during annual special collections)
Cell Phones: Great Lakes Ace Hardware, Boone Co. Solid Waste District, Hussey Mayfield Memorial Library, Lowes & Zionsville Police Dept.
Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs (CFLs): Lowes & Thorntown Utilities Office
E-I
Electronics: Tox-Away Collections, Goodwill (No televisions), Best Buy (restrictions listed on their website), ERI, RecycleForce, Tech Recyclers, W Enterprises & some waste haulers will do a special pickup (call ahead & fees will apply)
List of Electronics banned for being disposed of in an Indiana landfill: Televisions, Computer monitors, Computers (including desktops, laptops, and tablets), E-readers, Fax machines, Peripherals (including keyboards, mice, external hard drives, printers, all-in-one printer/scanner/copiers, projectors, and any other devices that are sold exclusively for external use with a computer and provide input into or output from a computer), DVD players (including gaming systems that are able to play DVDs), Digital photo frames, Digital media players, iPods/MP3 players, Camcorders/cameras, DVR/TiVo devices (including cable boxes and satellite boxes, but not satellite dishes), Portable GPS navigation systems. Small appliances are NOT considered electronics.
Eye Glasses/Hearing Aids/Keys: Boone Co. Senior Services Inc. – Lebanon, Boone Co. Solid Waste District, Great Lakes Ace Hardware, Hussey-Mayfield Library, Lebanon Public Library, Wal-Mart,
Witham Hospital, Zionsville Town Hall and many local eye doctor offices (please look for the Lions’ Club Collection boxes)
Ink Cartridges: Boone Co. Solid Waste District, Goodwill, RecycleForce (Indianapolis) & Thorntown Library
P-S
Paper: County Recycling Drop Spots, Lebanon DPW Drop Spot, Curbside Recycling & Republic Services (Indianapolis)
Paper Shredding: Office Depot, Staples, UPS Store & typically local banks offer shredding days to the public
Plastic Bags: County Recycling Drop Spot, Kroger Supermarket, Lowes, Meijer, Target & Walmart
Plastic Planter Pots: Lowes and other local garden centers
Polystyrene (Styrofoam): RecycleForce (Indianapolis)
Soft & Paperback Books: County Recycling Drop Spot & Curbside Recycling
Scrap Metal: Caldwell’s Boone County, RecycleForce (Indianapolis), Wampler Services & Zore’s
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Yard Waste: GreenCycle of Indiana & Caldwell’s Boone County
Household Items may be donated to the local Habitat for Humanity ReStore and The Caring Center. Please check the links below for items that are currently accepted and needed.
Lend-a-Bin for Event Recycling
The District provides a ClearStream recycling bin loan program that allows local event coordinators the opportunity to offer recycling to their patrons.
There are 50 bins that are available to lend. This program is free of charge and simple to use.
- Contact the District office to find out the availability of bins for your event date & reserve the quantity of bins needed.
- Pickup the bins & bags at the District office.
- Set-up the recycling bins at your event. A list of helpful tips will be provided at the time of pick-up!
- After the event, please return the bins by the agreed upon date to the District office, report your total number of recycled bags, and your done!
