How Can I Recycle in Brownsburg?

The Hendricks County Recycling District operates recycling drop-off facilities in Coatesville, Lizton, and North Salem.

Hendricks County residents are encouraged to think about subscribing to curbside recycling through a private provider. Regulations do not allow the District to locate recycling drop-off locations in geographical areas where curbside recycling is available. Local trash providers offer curbside recycling to much of the county.

The following items are accepted:

• ☑ GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS (all colors)
• ☑ METAL CANS: Aluminum cans, steel cans and lids, empty aerosol cans with the lids and tips removed
• ☑ PLASTIC BOTTLES (empty, crush, reattach lid): Bottles and jugs that have a small mouth and wider base,
• such as milk jugs, and bottles for soda, water, detergent, etc
• ☑ PLASTIC TUBS: Containers for butter, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, Jell-O and fruit slices. Lids should be reattached prior to recycling
• ☑ PLASTIC CUPS (remove/discard straw, reattach lid): Fast-food beverage cups
• ☑ PAPER: Newspapers, magazines, cardboard, mixed-office paper and envelopes, paperboard (cereal
• boxes), pizza boxes free of food debris and grease, telephone books and catalogs
• ☑ PAPER CUPS (remove/discard lids, straws and stoppers): Fast-food beverage cups, coffee cups
• ☑ CARTONS: Food and beverage cartons, such as milk, juice, soup, wine,broth and other cartons

These items are not accepted:

• Plastic bags, scrap metal, carpet, building materials, cassette tapes, bed sheets, hangers, metal chains, garden hoses, batteries, needles, syringes, electronics, polystyrene foam, buckets, car parts, food, yard waste, light bulbs*, drinking glasses, ceramics, pots, pans and scrap metal.

The Hendricks County Recycling District operates 24-hour recycling drop-off facilities in Coatesville and North Salem. The Lizton facility is open Tuesday 9am – 6pm,
Wednesday 1pm – 7pm, Thursday 9am – 6pm, and Saturday 9am – 3pm.

Tips for Recycling Success

• Recyclable items should be loose in recycling bins. No materials should be bagged, with the exception of
• shredded paper.
• Food containers should be rinsed. Food container lids should be removed and discarded.
• Break down cardboard to conserve bin space.
• If you’re not sure an item is recyclable, throw it out.

Want to learn more? Visit recyclehendrickscounty.org
*The Hendricks County Recyling District offers specialized tox away days for disposal of chemicals, fluids, bulbs, batteries, tanks, medicines, medical sharps, tires, electronics, appliances, and more.