Recently on the eastside of Indianapolis, the Department of Public Works came to the decision to close down the community recycling center at Washington Square Mall.
According to an article from Mirror Indy, the reason the site was closed was because of fires, with additional reports of illegal dumping.
On March 4, the Department of Public Works released an official statement about the closure of the recycling site, stating, “The community drop-off locations across the city are for disposing of household recyclable materials only. Commercial use of the sites is prohibited. The future longevity of each drop-off site is contingent upon the public utilizing it for its intended purpose.”
Although the site was closed down there are still other sites in Indiana where citizens can go to recycle. There are also many alternative ways which citizens can go through to dispose of their waste. One of those ways is paying someone to get rid of their waste. If a citizen decides to pay someone to get rid of their waste, the Department of Public Works warns to check for the hauler’s Waste Hauler license and not to pay without a disposal receipt. Properly disposing truckloads of materials costs contractors about $60, and if someone is charged much less than $60, it could be suspicious.
Acceptable materials at community recycling sites free of charge are all colors of glass plastic bottles and jugs excluding styrofoam, plastic bags or plastic film, aluminum, tin and steel beverage and food cans, newspapers, broken down cardboard boxes, paper and magazines.