Bartholomew County Landfill (Columbus, Indiana) — Hours, Rates & Free Small Loads
The Bartholomew County Landfill at 811 E. County Road 450 S., south of Columbus, is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The county's solid waste district runs it for Bartholomew County residents and businesses.
Loads under 200 pounds are free, one a day. Bigger loads are $39 a ton, rising to $40 in January 2027, and appliances, electronics and tires go to the recycling area for a fee.
Disposal sites in Bartholomew County
Bartholomew County Landfill
Landfill
Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District
811 E. County Road 450 S., Columbus, IN 47201 Directions ↗
Refrigerators and other CFC appliances $20; TVs and monitors $20
Car and light truck tires $3 ($5 on the rim)
Loose loads must be tarped or you'll pay a surcharge. No trailers over 4 feet on the small-load pad.
For Bartholomew County residents and businesses. The back side of the landfill closes at 1 p.m. Self-serve recycling, scrap metal, used motor oil and residential electronics are taken here too.
Recycling (cardboard sorted from everything else), residential electronics ($20 for TVs and monitors), scrap metal, and household hazardous waste Tuesday through Friday, 8 to 4.
The district bans these from landfill disposal: liquids, PCBs, oil and oil-based paint, hazardous waste, yard waste and tree trimmings, white goods (appliances), closed-top drums, hot burn barrels, electronics, batteries, solar panels and whole tires. Appliances, electronics, tires and motor oil go to the recycling area at the landfill instead, and household hazardous waste goes to the Recycling Center on Mapleton Street, Tuesday through Friday.
Two rural convenience stations take recycling: Petersville, 11110 25th St. (Saturday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.), and Harrison, 10293 Old Nashville Rd. (scrap metal).
Indiana law keeps whole tires, car batteries and TVs, computers and most other electronics out of household trash headed for a landfill, and landfills can't take an appliance until its refrigerant has been removed. Stores that sell new tires must take your old ones, one for one, when you buy.
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Getting rid of something specific in Bartholomew County?
For small loads, yes: one load under 200 pounds a day is free. Heavier loads are $39 a ton in 2026 and $40 a ton from January 2027.
What are the Bartholomew County landfill hours?
Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 811 E. County Road 450 S. in Columbus. The back side of the landfill closes at 1 p.m.
Can I take a refrigerator to the Bartholomew County landfill?
Yes, to the recycling area: refrigerators and other appliances with refrigerant are $20 each. Appliances can't go in the landfill itself.
Where do I take paint in Columbus, Indiana?
Oil-based paint and other household hazardous waste go to the Columbus/Bartholomew Recycling Center, 720 S. Mapleton St., Tuesday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
