Residential Recycling

Elkhart County offers single stream recycling at several drop-off locations located throughout the county. However, you will need to separate corrugated cardboard from other recyclable materials.

Materials Accepted at Recycling Sites

• Corrugated Cardboard

• Boxboard, Cereal Boxes, Paper Towel Rolls

• Paper Bags

• Mixed Office Paper & File Folders

• Newspapers, Advertising Inserts

• Magazines, Junk Mail, Telephone Books

• Soft Cover Books

• Hard Cover Books With Cover Removed

• Aluminum Cans, Foil & Pie Tins

• Tin, Steel, & Bi-Metal Cans

• Plastics #1 - #7

• Glass Jars and Bottles (Colored & Clear)

Materials NOT Accepted at Recycling Sites

​Due to the nature of the following items or their inability to be efficiently recycled, please leave the following items out of your recycling bin.

• Plastic bags: including grocery bags, salt bags, shrink wrap, plastic wrap, and bags that cereal comes in

• Non-recyclable glass: window glass, mirrors, light bulbs, ceramic, china, and dishes

• Items contaminated with food: any recyclable item with food residue. Please rinse first.

• Hazardous materials: batteries, tires, old paint cans, motor oil bottles, pesticide and cleaning product bottles

• Coated cardboard or frozen food containers: milk cartons, wax or plastic coated frozen food containers

• Organic waste or garbage: yard waste, food waste

• Liquids: please empty and rinse recyclable containers, jars, and bottles

• Non-recyclable plastic: including flower pots, hoses, garden edging, and toys

• Bagged material: please place loose recyclable material into the recycling container

• Diapers or bio-hazardous waste: including medical waste and items contaminated with blood

• Loose shredded paper: please place waste from a personal shredder into a clear or opaque bag so material doesn't blow around and is clearly recycling.

• Scrap metal: including metal fixtures, faucets, siding, and appliances