Trash and Yard Waste Collection
Sanitation Services
The City of Bloomington provides curbside service collections of trash, recycle and yard waste to residences within the city limits.
You can locate your trash and recycle day by using the address locator tool. Please click on the link to locate your day. myBloomington online tool
You can also view the Sanitation Daily Route Map located in the Map Gallery.
On this page:
- Trash and Recycling Pick Up Schedule
- Non-Collectible Items
- Non-collection notices (trash, recycle and yard waste)
- Appliance pick up
- Large, bulky items
- Trash and Yard Waste Stickers
Trash and Recycling Pick Up
Trash is collected once a week; consult your magnet or use the myBloomington tool to find your collection day. Recycling is picked up on a bi-weekly basis on your regular trash day. If you do not have a recycling magnet please phone the Sanitation Department at 812-349-3443 so one can be sent to you.
- Crews start work at 5 a.m., so place trash bags or containers by the curb the night before pickup to assure your trash, recycle, and yardwaste are picked up. Do not place containers out more than 24 hours in advance and remove them from the curb on the same day as pick up. A violation may result in a fine up to $50. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation.
- Each container or trash bag can not exceed 35 gallon in size or 40 pounds in weight.
- All commercial properties, including businesses, apartment complexes, housing developments with privately owned streets and apartment complexes, apartment houses with more than four (4) units in them are exempt from this service.
Non-Collectible Items:
Gasoline, antifreeze, oil filters, tires and any other automobile part; batteries, mercury, pesticides, flourescent bulbs, used motor oil, cleaners, paint, ballasts and herbicides, electronics (televisions, computers, computer parts, etc), construction debris. You can contact Monroe County Solid Waste at 349-2848 regarding hazardous materials that they will take at their recycling facility at 3400 S. Walnut St. The recycling facility is open Tuesday-Saturday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm.
Non-collection notice
In the event that City Sanitation crews do not collect your trash, yard waste or recycling, a non collection notice will be left explaining the problem. Please call the Sanitation Department at 812-349-3443 with any questions regarding the non-collection notice. It is our desire to educate the public about the Sanitation Program. You can also email sanitation@bloomington.in.gov for assistance.
Appliance Pick Up
Appliances are picked the last Thursday of each month; regardless of your trash day. Appliances do require a call ahead in order for them to be picked up curbside. Each appliance requires two of the $2.00 trash stickers. Please phone ahead on Wednesday by 1:00 P.M. to be added to the pick up list.
Large, bulky item pick up
Couches, tables, mattresses, boxsprings, tables, chairs and other large items can be sat out on your regular trash day for removal and require two of the $2.00 trash stickers. There is no need to phone the department for removal of these items.
Trash and Yard Waste Stickers
The City of Bloomington uses a pay as you throw program system, which requires the use of trash and yard waste stickers. This means you pay only for the removal of the trash and yard waste you generate which leaves you in greater control over how much you spend for waste disposal.
Trash stickers are $2.00 per sticker and Yard Waste stickers are $1.00 per stickers. You can purchase trash stickers at the stores listed below. The stores that are in bold also sell yard waste stickers.
- All Kroger locations
- All Marsh locations
- All Bloomingfoods locations
- Winslow Hardware
- Bloomington Hardware
- Short Stop (Smith Rd.)
- Black Lumber
- City Hall--Public Works Department 401 N. Morton St. Suite 130
- Utilities Service center on Henderson and Miller
- Sahara Mart
If you would like to order the stickers by mail please email sanitation@bloomington.in.gov for an order form to be emailed to you.
Spotlight Webpages in Trash and Yard Waste Collection
Recycle Bins | |
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Trash and Recycling Pickup Schedule | |
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Trash and Recycling Pickup Schedule |
What is Recyclable and how to sort your recyclables | |
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Information page on recyclable products |