PLEASE NOTE - It is an Elkhart County Ordinance that ALL loads coming to the Landfill are to be covered as well as tied down. Any load not covered will be fined upon entry.

Uncovered Loads for Non-Commercial Haulers

1. $20.00
2. $30.00
3. $40.00
4. Denied Entry

Uncovered Loads for Commercial Haulers

1. $25.00
2. $50.00
3. $75.00
4. Denied Entry

DROP OFF WASTE RATES

Rates for Elkhart County and any county touching Elkhart County including those counties in the state of Michigan

$55 per ton with a $27.50 minimum

Rates for all other locations

$100 per ton with no proration

Rates for Elkhart County residents on Wednesdays (up to 3 bags, no size or weight limit)

No Charge

Electronic waste (such as computers, TVs, printers, copiers and VCRs)

$10 per item

Leaves for both commercial and residential customers

Yard waste - Anything other than just leaves - Grass clippings, stumps, limbs, sticks, flower bed plants etc. there is a charge to bring this kind of yard waste to the landfill.

No Charge for leaves only

$55 per ton with a $27.50 minimum for all other yard waste

Whole tires (shredded or quartered tires can be landfilled)

$4 for passenger tires $10 for semi tires $40 for tractor tires

Pull-Offs and Dig-Outs service fee

Pull-Offs only available on pick-up trucks or trailers

Dig-Outs only available on big commercial trash trucks

$25

Price Matrix available by annual contracts (12 months):

20,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $42.00 per ton
25,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $41.00 per ton
30,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $40.00 per ton
40,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $39.00 per ton

1,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $46.00 per ton
8,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $45.00 per ton
10,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $44.00 per ton
15,000 ton guaranteed minimum
- $43.00 per ton

LANDFILL DROP OFF INFORMATION

ITEMS NOT PERMITTED TO BE DISPOSED OF IN THE LANDFILL

Appliances with Coolant in them - such as a refrigerator/freezer, air conditioners or dehumidfiers. You may dispose of the appliance only if there is a certified refrigerant reclamation form provided.

No "Hazardous Waste" - if you have a question about a particular material, please call (574)522-2581.

Car Batteries

Lithium Batteries

Electronics

Liquid of any type

Larger propane tanks - small camping size cylinders are OK.

Gas tanks and sealed drums - emptied tanks that are triple washed with holes drilled in them and/or the lids removed to prove they are empty can be disposed of in the landfill.

ELKHART COUNTY LANDFILL