Our Mission
Promote Resource Conversation
through waste reduction, reuse, and recycling
Protect the Environment
through responsible household hazardous waste disposal
Prepare Marshall County for a Sustainable Future
through education & demonstration
Before You Visit
Note that we do not accept the following:
ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED
Materials from a business (this includes farms, schools, landlords, contractors, commercial, retail, etc.); commercial or industrial materials | We serve residential households only. If your company generates less than 200 lbs a month, call us for options. |
Materials from outside Marshall County
| Contact your county’s solid waste district. |
| Non-hazardous solids or solid items marked nontoxic. | Grout, cement, drywall mud are not hazardous. Put in regular trash. |
| Anything explosive or radioactive. | Contact the police or fire department for disposal. Fireworks can be soaked overnight and discarded in regular trash. |
| Medical sharps or syringes | Take them to the Marshall County Health Dept. in a medical waste container. |
Non-propane cylinders (oxygen or welding gas)
| Return to place of purchase or use up entire container and scrap. |
| Fake Christmas trees or other large seasonal decoration made of plastic or metal | Place in trash or take to landfill. |
| Housewares such as mattresses, box springs, furniture, home or garden décor, cabinets or countertops, flooring | Depending on condition, donate to local charity or take to landfill. |
| Metal household items, including lawn furniture, exercise equipment, playground equipment | Take to a local scrapyard such as Lapaz Iron & Metal, Rochester Iron & Metal, Lewis Salvage. |
| Gas-powered lawn equipment | Take to a local scrapyard such as Lapaz Iron & Metal, Rochester Iron & Metal, Lewis Salvage. |
| Gas grills | Take to a local scrapyard such as Lapaz Iron & Metal, Rochester Iron & Metal, Lewis Salvage. |
| Building materials, lumber, wood, cement block | Donate to Habitat Restore |
Grass clippings or yard waste
| In town—call Street Department for pickup. In county, compost or burn. |
| Sump pumps, water softeners, water heaters | Take to a local scrapyard such as Lapaz Iron & Metal, Rochester Iron & Metal, Lewis Salvage. |
| Large plastic items such as plastic totes, swimming pools, play houses, garden hoses | Not recyclable: cut up and put in trash or take to landfill |
| Hardback books | Depending on condition: donate to charity; remove the cover and recycle; if musty, throw away in regular trash. |
| Old media such as LPs, VHS, CDs, cassettes, photographs/photo albums | Not recyclable. Throw away in regular trash. |
| Fiberglass items such as boats, hot tubs | Take to landfill. |
How to Recycle Hazardous Waste
Our Calendar
Our Address & Hours
1900 Walter Glaub Drive,
Plymouth, IN 46563
Phone: 574-935-8618
Mondays 7:30AM - 3:30PM
Tuesdays 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Wednesdays - CLOSED
Thursdays 8:30AM - 3:30PM
Fridays 8:30AM - 2:30PM
Open the first and third Saturdays of every month from 8-Noon
NEW FEES FOR TVs and monitors! Please see our rate sheet!
Please note: This facility serves Marshall County residents only. We do not haul or dispose of residential or commercial trash.
If you are a business, please be advised we only work with Very Small Quantity Generators. Before you load up your vehicle, please visit our business page and schedule your visit in advance before you bring us your materials. Thank you!
Items never accepted at the Recycle Depot: ammunition, explosives, radioactive materials, furniture or housewares, mattresses or box springs, bed frames, large rigid plastics (playground equipment, tubs and totes, etc.), wood materials, vinyl siding, pool covers, hot tubs, or scrap metal. Need help disposing of such items? Call us at 574-935-8618! We'd be glad to help!
What can you drop off here?
Click below to learn more about the different types of items we accept.
Get to Know Us!
Take a look at our work and facilities with pictures featuring our fantastic staff!
