Southeastern Indiana Recycling District

Formerly, the Southeastern Indiana Solid Waste District (SISWD), the Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) offers the same great recycling center opportunities along with reuse stores, Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) and pharmaceutical waste disposal, disaster debris management, youth and adult environmental education, and free-standing co-mingled containers throughout several of our counties.

This site accepts Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) such as cleaning chemicals, oil based paints and stains, insecticides and herbicides, etc. Special collections will fall on designated Saturdays in March, June, and September throughout the year. Please consult the downloadable brochure for your county on this website to confirm exact collection dates and times. Residents of the Southeastern Indiana Recycling District may dispose of HHW year-round (during regular business hours) at the Jefferson County Recycling Center in Madison. Currently there is no fee for this service.

SEIRD Recycling Centers are no longer accepting any oil-based paints and stains except on designated HHW collection days. Fluorescent tubes and bulbs are the only HHW drop off items accepted during normal business hours. In addition, any unlabeled/unidentifiable items or latex paints can no longer be accepted.

SEIRD Building Materials Reuse Center

The Switzerland County Recycling Center is also the location of the SEIRD Building Materials Reuse Center. Residents can drop off reusable building materials and appliances in good working order and swap items they find in the center at no charge. reuse centerExamples of items accepted include: cabinets, countertops, bathtubs, show units, faucets, doors, fans, windows, screens, shutters, light fixtures, vents, blinds, door and cabinet hardware, hand or power tools, lumber, plywood, sheetrock, trim, wooden fence panels, drywall, insulations, new shingles, gutters, nails, screws, fasteners, flooring including hardwood, sheet vinyl, ceramic tiles, linoleum, new remnants or carpet and rugs, pipes, and fittings, electrical parts, wire, plugs, plates, and hardware, and more. If you are unsure if an item can be accepted, call 812.438.2809 or 812.574.4080.

The Switzerland County Reuse Center is located at 507 Walnut Street in Vevay. Clean, gently used items in good working order are accepted during normal business hours. Clothing, shoes, knick-knacks, office supplies, books, small appliances and more are accepted. Switzerland County residents are invited to “shop” within the store once a week for 20-minute intervals. Four items, five books, and unlimited amounts of clothing are available at no charge, per visit. This service is provided to all residents regardless of income. Items are not be resold. Business hours are Tues. and Thurs., noon-5:00pm and Sat. 8:00am-Noon. Phone number is812.427.2685.

The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District’s mission is 'To preserve and enhance our environment, natural resources, and public health and safety, by leading in the proper management of solid waste.Our goals are to 'Coordinate the implementation of integrated solid waste management systems; Support and coordinate all existing municipal and county recycling efforts throughout the district; Promote the availability of reasonable priced competitive and effective recycling, composting collection and recycling services within the District; Educate the public, particularly schoolchildren, in the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling to preserve our environment; Encourage voluntary participation in recycling, reduction and reuse; Encourage the development of environmentally sound solid waste management programs in business and industry.'

Special Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collections at the Batesville Center was the first Saturday in March of 2016.Summer 2016 Schedule: Saturday, August 6 Franklin Cty Recycle Center from 8:00-10:00am. Ripley Cty Center (Osgood) from 11:00am-1:00pm.

Pharmaceutical waste disposal including non-controlled and controlled medications, syringes, etc. are accepted at the following locations in Ripley and Franklin counties: Ripley County Sheriff and Health Departments, Franklin County Sheriff and Health Departments, Batesville Police Department, and Margaret Mary Hospital.

Services

The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) exists to promote and practice good environmental stewardship throughout Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland Counties. Our efforts focus upon preserving and enhancing our environment, natural resources, and public health and safety by leading in the proper management of solid waste. This may be accomplished through the practice of recycling, the reuse of satisfactory items and ultimately the reduction of materials entering our landfills.

Currently SEIRD operates and staffs seven recycling centers and eight reuse centers throughout seven counties.

SEIRD partners with county sheriff, police, and health departments to be collection sites for pharmaceutical waste. Residents have access to drop boxes that are available throughout the district for controlled and non-controlled medication disposal 24 hours a day and seven days a week.

Household hazardous waste disposal (HHW) opportunities are provided throughout the district, with three special collection days available per year. Residents of all our serviced counties are encouraged to drop HHW off at the Jefferson County Recycling Center year-around during normal business hours.

Youth and adult education is an important facet of SEIRD. Recycling educators are on staff to teach residents about recycling in school classrooms, businesses, community meetings and events, and through club or church functions. In the photo atthe right, South Ripley Elementary School receive a prize of a planted tree from SEIRD. The students went above and beyond in SEIRD’s educational recycling challenge, earning them their choice of prizes for their school.

SEIRD places recycling containers at various locations throughout the district. Since most of the district is rural, stand-alone receptacles allow for recycling in remote parts of the counties without having to drive a great distance to a recycling center.

In an effort to fully serve its district, SEIRD partners alongside the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to assist in the removal of debris that Mother Nature’s fury sometimes leaves behind. The role of SEIRD is to not only help remove disaster debris but also to assess the degree and expense of the damages to any given region.

Indiana Recycles

The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) extends recycling opportunities to the residents of their seven-county district including the collection of materials such as: mixed paper; newspapers; magazines; aluminum and steel cans; plastics; electronics; clear, brown, & green glass containers; cardboard and paperboard; and more. SEIRD also accepts hard to dispose of items including refrigerated appliances, televisions and VCRs, microwaves, fluorescent bulbs and tubes, oil and antifreeze, and rechargeable batteries.

SEIRD operates and staffs seven recycle centers throughout its district. Centers are available in Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ripley, Scott, and Switzerland Counties. Each SEIRD recycle center has different business hours and may collect difference types of recyclables.

Did You Know?

When you throw away an aluminum can, you waste as much energy as if you’d filled the can half full of gasoline and poured it into the ground. Americans use 100 million tin and steel cans each day. Recycling one can saves enough energy to run a 100 watt light bulb for 20 hours, a computer for 3 hours, and a TV for 2 hours.*

In 1998 Americans used 2 billion pounds of HDPE for plastic bottles for household products, equal to 90,000 Honda civics. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4000 kilowatt hours of electricity,enough energy to power the average American When you throw away an aluminum can, you waste as much energy as if you’d filled the can half full of gasoline and poured it into the ground. Americans use 100 million tin and steel cans each day. Recycling one can saves enough energy to run a 100 watt light bulb for 20 hours, a computer for 3 hours, and a TV for 2 hours.* 

In 1998 Americans used 2 billion pounds of HDPE for plastic bottles for household products, equal to 90,000 Honda civics. Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 barrels of oil, and 4000 kilowatt hours of electricity,enough energy to power the average American home for 5 months.*

Reuse - Another Good Way to Recycle

The Southeastern Indiana Recycling District (SEIRD) offers residents of serviced counties the “ultimate” recycling opportunity through their Reuse Centers. Centers are located in Franklin, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, Scott and Switzerland Counties. A Building Materials Reuse Center is also available at the Switzerland/Ohio County Recycle Center in East Enterprise.

Clean, gently used merchandise in good condition can be dropped off during the center’s normal business hours. Clothing, shoes, books, office supplies, videos/CDs, knick-knacks, and non-upholstered furniture are just a few of the items that are accepted at SEIRD Reuse Centers.

The SEIRD Building Materials Reuse Center in East Enterprise can accept a variety of items including fixtures, windows, doors, sinks, nails, tools, building supplies, and more.

All county residents can “shop” in their county reuse center once a week during a 20-minute visit. Four items, five books, and unlimited amounts of clothing are available at no charge. Two units per week can be obtained from the Building Materials Reuse Center at no charge. Reuse Center merchandise is for personal use only, and should not be resold.

SEIRD Reuse Centers are the perfect way for residents to save money, natural resources, and energy by attaining new owners for merchandise that would otherwise have to be replaced on store shelves.