Nelson County's dump is the Nelson County Solid Waste Disposal Facility at 1025 Airport Road in Bardstown, the county landfill. It's open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, 8 to 11:30 a.m.
A pickup truck load costs $15 to $45 depending on how full it is; bigger loads are $8.50 a cubic yard. Car and light truck tires are $4 each.
Nelson County
1025 Airport Rd., Bardstown, KY 40004 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. |
| Sunday | Closed |
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4 and Labor Day (open Christmas Eve).
Nelson County
900 Nutter Dr., Bardstown, KY 40004 Directions
| Mon–Fri | 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. |
| Outdoor trailers | Every day, 24 hours |
Cardboard, mixed paper, #1, #2 and #5 plastics, steel and aluminum cans. Staff breaks 10 to 10:15 a.m. and noon to 12:30 p.m.
| Load or item | Price |
|---|---|
| Pickup truck | $15 – $45, by volume |
| Uncompacted waste | $8.50 a cubic yard |
| Compacted waste | $13.50 a cubic yard |
| High-density waste (1,200 lbs a cubic yard) | $39 a ton |
| Car or light truck tire | $4 |
| Heavy truck tire | $10 |
From the county's disposal facility gate rates for Nelson County waste; loads from neighboring Marion County pay $9 a cubic yard uncompacted and $14 compacted. Roll-off containers start at $390 for a 20-yard can plus $4 a day.
Every Kentucky rate we've verified is side by side in our guide to what it costs to dump in Kentucky.
Nelson County runs its own household garbage collection outside Bardstown and Bloomfield for $21.78 a month (application required). Cans hold up to 35 gallons and 75 pounds, and limbs under 4 inches across can be bundled in 4-foot lengths.
Once a year in early spring, county garbage customers get a bulky item pickup: set items at the road by 7:30 a.m. on the Monday your area is served. Keep tires separate (up to 8 passenger tires a household, $4 each beyond that), put appliances with scrap metal and batteries with the tires, and leave out paint and liquids. City of Bardstown and Bloomfield residents aren't included.
Kentucky law keeps car batteries out of trash and landfills (stores that sell them, wholesalers and recyclers take them back), and landfills can take tires only after they're cut or shredded. Starting June 30, 2027, household and rechargeable batteries can't go in trash or recycling containers either. Every load at a Kentucky landfill or transfer station also carries a small state environmental remediation fee.
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