South Side Landfill

South Side Landfill is proud to provide a range of waste management services to all of Central Indiana, with a focus on the Indianapolis southside as well as surrounding communities, such as Beach Grove, Speedway, Avon, Brownsburg, Greenwood, Southport, Mooresville, Carmel, Noblesville, and Zionsville.South Side Landfill is the only Subtitle D, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill in Indianapolis. We serve residential, small business and construction customers as well as large commercial and industrial customers. We are a privately-owned business and open to the public.South Side Landfill is proud to provide a range of waste management services to all of Central Indiana, with a focus on the Indianapolis southside as well as surrounding communities, such as Beech Grove, Speedway, Avon, Brownsburg, Greenwood, Southport, Mooresville, Carmel, Noblesville, and Zionsville.

We have been in continuous operation since 1971. Our facility has been designed and constructed to meet or exceed all state and federal requirements. In our operations, we must comply with strict requirements put in place to protect the land, the water, and the air of Indiana, so you can rest easy, knowing that your waste is being managed in the most environmentally responsible way possible.South Side Landfill is also an educational resource for school districts, universities and civic groups. We provide facility tours to approximately 6,000 individuals each year, learning that a modern landfill is not the “dump” that most people imagine.

RESIDENTIAL & BUSINESS

We offer disposal services for household, small commercial, and construction/demolition debris. These types of waste include, but are not limited to:

• General household waste, rubbish, and debris.
• Office waste.
• Restaurant and food service waste.
• General construction and demolition debris (e.g. lumber, shingles, or brick)

COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL

South Side Landfill is a privately owned, permitted municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill operating under IDEM permit #49-01.  As an MSW landfill, we are permitted to accept many different types of waste, from general household waste and debris to large-scale construction and demolition wastes. We can also accept, subject to prior approval, Regulated Asbestos Containing Materials, Non-Hazardous Industrial Process Wastes, and Non-Hazardous Pollution Control Wastes. Examples of these types of wastes include, but are not limited to non-hazardous:

• Friable and non-friable asbestos waste (See IDEM guidance documents)
• Water and wastewater treatment sludge
• Baghouse dust
• Scrubber sludge
• Remedial activity wastes (i.e. contaminated soils and clean-up media)

TOURS

Facility tours are our primary outreach tool. We provide tours to approximately 6,000 individuals every year. The vast majority of those are local students (3rd grade and above), but we also host university classes, civic groups, and even large numbers of the FFA conventioneers.A tour typically lasts about 1-1/2 hours and begins with a 25 minute video that describes landfills in general as well as many features that are specific to South Side Landfill in particular. The video also describes many of the features of the Crossroads Greenhouse, which is also located onsite. After the video, groups are taken on a driving tour of the landfill (weather permitting). At the conclusion of the driving tour there is a walkthrough tour of the Crossroads Greenhouse.Please note that the Tours will be assembling at Buffer Park Golf Course located at 3825 Foltz Street, Indianapolis, IN 46221.Be sure to check our Educational Resources for Pre-Tour and Post-Tour information that you can use to support your landfill lesson plans.

RECYCLING ACTIVITIES

From curbside to recycling center to remanufacturing, we're dedicated to recycling in order to reduce environmental resource strain. South Side Landfill continually takes a hands-on approach when it comes to environmental responsibility. South Side Landfill is always looking for new ways to improve our sustainability, and to lessen our carbon footprint. South Side Landfill has been converting landfill gas into a renewable energy source for well over a decade. South Side Landfill strives to be on the leading edge of renewable energy, sustainability, and operationally eco-friendly.

South Side Landfill is a collection hub for recyclable material. From here the recyclables go to different processing facilities such as East Central Recycling. East Central Recycling, which is an affiliate of South Side Landfill, is a state of the art recycling facility that accepts recyclable materials from many companies in Indiana. East Central Recycling sorts and bails many different streams of recyclable material and ships it to many different end users nationwide.