Drive-Thru
10700 Prospect Ln, Aurora, IN 47001
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm | Wednesdays 9am-6pm
Customers will be asked to remain in their vehicles. Please place materials to be recycled where the attendant can easily reach them. FOR DEARBORN COUNTY RESIDENTS ONLY
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The following items are accepted FREE OF CHARGE
- General Recyclables Cardboard, mixed paper, aluminum cans and bottles, plastic bottles, jugs, and tubs, metal cans, cartons, and glass bottles and jars
- Batteries Non-Alkaline, Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH), Nickel Cadmium (Ni-CD), Lithium Ion (Li-Ion), Lead Acid (Pb)
- Cooking Oil
- Electronics Computers, monitors, phones, small kitchen appliances etc. Most cables and cords are accepted. Coaxial cables are NOT accepted.
- Fire Extinguishers / Smoke Alarms / Carbon Monoxide Detectors
- Hardcover Books
- Mercury Products Fluorescent bulbs, thermometers etc.
- Metal Various items, scrap, etc.
- Motor Oil and Oil Filters
The following items are accepted WITH PAYMENT OF FEES
- Televisions $15 each
- Appliances $10 each (Contain or have contained Freon)
- Tires (price per tire)
$.25 bicycle
$1 ATV/mower/motorcycle
$1 passenger off rim
$2 passenger on rim
$4 forklift/bobcat
$5 semi
$8 super single
$20 tractor
$30 skidloader tracks (each - $60 per set)
Fees may be paid in cash or with a check made out to Dearborn County Recycling Center.
Businesses may use the drive thru service.
Download business feesHousehold Hazardous Waste
Household Hazardous Waste, or HHW, is any unusable or unwanted product found in your
home, garage,
shed or barn that can be hazardous to plants, animals, humans
or the environment
if it is not disposed of correctly. Virtually all households have
hazardous substances.
Every year injuries, death, and environmental damages
occur that could have been
prevented by properly storing and disposing of household products.
To learn more about HHW, click here.
Garden and Workshop
- Fertilizers
- Pesticides Herbicides
- Weed sprays
- Bug sprays
- Rodent poisons
- Aerosols
- Oil-based paint/stain/varnish
- Thinners & strippers
- Acetone
- Epoxy/adhesives/glues
- Water repellants
- Pool chemicals
- Propane tanks (camping varieties)
Garage & Auto
- Motor oil, filters and antifreeze
- Brake fluid, transmission fluid, coolant
- Wax, polish, & cleaner
- Car paint & solvents
- Oil-based paints, spray paints, stains, laquers
- Propane cylinders (BBQ size or smaller)
- Mercury switches
- Refrigerants
- Grease & degreasers
- Grout & caulk
- Sealants
- Tar/sealers/solvents
- Gasoline & kerosene (containers will not be returned)
Kitchen and Bath
- Liquid cleaners
- Upholstery cleaners
- Oven cleaners
- Furniture polish
- Bleach
- Drain cleaners
- Tub & tile cleaners
- Aerosols
Personal care and Miscellaneous
- Mercury thermometers
- Hair dyes
- Perm chemicals
- Hair spray (aerosol)
- Nail polish
- Perfume
