Board Meeting Schedule
The Solid Waste Board of Directors meetings are from 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Pineview Government Center, 2524 Corydon Pike, Room 104, New Albany, IN 47150
2024: January 16, March 19, May 21, July 16, September 17, November 19, December 17 (Dec. meeting cancelled)
2025: January 21, February 18, April 15, June 17, August 19 (cancelled), September 16, October 21, cancelled) November 18, December 16
Board Meeting Agenda
Board Meeting Minutes
Recognition from Smurfit Westrock
Partnership with Hope Southern Indiana
Recycle Floyd County is partnering with Hope Southern Indiana to help serve those in need in our community. You can bring canned goods and non-perishable food item to our Grant Line Road drop-off center and we will deliver these items to Hope Southern Indiana each week. Pictured below are Becki Romans, Executive Director of Hope Southern Indiana, Dave Watson, Mgr. Special Projects Recycle Floyd County, Heather Liebert, Assistant Director of Hope Southern Indiana, and David Massengill, Director Recycle Floyd County. For more information, please visit www.hopesi.org or call 812-948-9248.
New Baler purchased with Community Recycling Grant Program funds.
Recycle Floyd County was awarded the Community Recycling Grant Program funding from Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) this year and we were able to use the funds to purchase a baler for processing corrugated cardboard. Shown in the picture is Doug Taggart, Baler Operator, in front of our new baler.
Recycle Bin Drawings
Contacts
Floyd County Solid Waste Management District
2524 Corydon Pike Suite #103
New Albany IN 47150
(812) 948-4733
David Massengill
Director
dmassengill@floydcounty.in.gov
Administration Office Hours
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Board of Directors
Jason Sharp
Board President,
Elected to Floyd County Commissioner
Term began: 1/1/25
Term Expires: 12/31/28
Dale Bagshaw
Board Vice President,
Appointed by Floyd County Council
Term began: 1/1/25
Term expires 12/31/28
Frank Loop
Elected to Floyd County Commissioner
Term began: 1/1/25
Term Expires: 12/31/28
Al Knable
Elected to Floyd County Commissioner
Term began: 1/1/23
Term Expires 12/31/26
Adam Dickey
Appointed by New Albany City Council
Term began: 1/1/24
Term expires: 12/31/27
Brandon Hopf
Appointed by Georgetown Town Board
Term began: 1/1/23
Term expires: 12/31/26
Jeff Gahan
Elected to New Albany Mayor
Term began: 1/1/24
Term expires: 12/31/27
Recycling Centers
Address
3005 Grant Line Road
New Albany
(812) 948-4733
Hours
Tuesday – Thursday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Friday – Saturday
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Household Hazardous Waste
April – October, 2nd Saturday of each month
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Address
Galena Digital Library
6954 Highway 150
Floyds Knobs
(812) 948-4733
Hours
Wednesday
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Statistics
When we recycle one ton of paper, we prevent 60 pounds of air pollution.
Floyd County only contributed 786 tons of recyclables in 2020, while our neighbor Clark County was able to produce 26,395 tons. We can do better!
Indiana’s recycling rate is 19.1%, while the national average is 35%. Indiana’s low recycling rate leads to the creation of 2.35 tons of new landfill waste per person every year. We can do better!
Indiana recycling increased slightly from 18.6% in 2019 to 19.1% 2020.
The recycling rate reached a high of only 20% between the years of 2015-2020.
Clark-Floyd landfills receive approximately 1,200 tons of waste every day.
In 2020, Indiana disposed of 6,212,494 tons of waste through in-state landfills and an additional 482,561 tons in out-of-state landfills.
Indiana’s produces 8,882,318 tons of waste from landfills, energy, recycling, composting, E-waste.
The United States makes up 4% of the world population but is the number 1 producer of garbage.