Elkhart County Landfill (Indiana) — Hours, Rates, Free Wednesdays & Hazardous Waste Day
The Elkhart County Landfill at 59530 County Road 7 is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., plus Saturday mornings from April to mid-November. The county runs it.
Loads from Elkhart County and the counties touching it pay $30 for up to 1,000 pounds and $60 a ton above that. On Wednesdays, county residents can drop off up to 3 bags free, and leaves are always free.
Disposal sites in Elkhart County
Elkhart County Landfill
Landfill
Elkhart County
59530 County Road 7, Elkhart, IN 46517 Directions ↗
Elkhart County and adjoining counties (including those across the state line), up to 1,000 lbs
$30
Over 1,000 lbs
$60 a ton
Elkhart County residents on Wednesdays, up to 3 bags
Free
Loads from anywhere else
$100 a ton, no proration
Leaves only (residential or commercial)
Free
Other yard waste (grass, brush, stumps, limbs)
$30 up to 1,000 lbs, $60 a ton
Computers, TVs, printers, copiers, VCRs
$10 each
Whole tires
$4 passenger, $10 semi, $40 tractor
Granite countertops, concrete fiber board
$30 up to 1,000 lbs, $60 a ton
Pull-off or dig-out help
$25
From the county landfill's rate page, October 2026. The county code set the in-county rate at $60 a ton from January 1, 2026. The 3 free Wednesday bags have no size or weight limit.
No hazardous waste, car batteries, lithium batteries, electronics in the trash, liquids, or large propane tanks (small camping cylinders are fine). Appliances with refrigerant (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers) are accepted only with a certified refrigerant-removal form; OmniSource in Goshen, (574) 534-3455, takes refrigerators and freezers. Empty gas tanks and drums need to be triple-rinsed, with holes drilled or the lids off.
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.
Hazardous waste day and recycling
Elkhart County's household hazardous waste collection runs the first Saturday of every month, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Elkhart County Correctional Facility near County Roads 7 and 26 (enter from County Road 7). It takes paint and solvents, fuels and motor oil (up to 5 gallons per item), pesticides, pool chemicals, cleaners, medications, sharps in a puncture-proof container, mercury, fluorescent bulbs, and car, rechargeable and lithium batteries.
The county's recycling drop-off sites have all closed. Tri-Power Recycling, 1240 Anderson St. in Elkhart, is open to residents Monday through Friday 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 to 5.
Find a disposal site near you
Enter your city or ZIP for the nearest sites across Indiana, then call ahead — hours and access rules vary a lot here.
Getting rid of something specific in Elkhart County?
$30 for up to 1,000 pounds and $60 a ton above that for loads from Elkhart County and the counties touching it. Loads from anywhere else are $100 a ton.
Is there a free day at the Elkhart County landfill?
On Wednesdays, Elkhart County residents can drop off up to 3 bags of trash free. Leaves are free any day.
What are the Elkhart County landfill hours?
Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., plus Saturday 9 to 11:45 a.m. from April through the third Saturday in November.
Where do I take paint in Elkhart County?
To the household hazardous waste collection on the first Saturday of every month, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the county correctional facility off County Road 7.
