FLOYD COUNTY NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC MEETING ON PROPOSED DISSOLUTION OF
FLOYD COUNTY SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
The Floyd County Commissioners will conduct a public meeting concerning the proposed dissolution of the Floyd County Solid Waste Management District on the 17th day of February 2026 at 4:30 p.m., at the Pineview Government Center, 2524 Corydon Pike, Suite 104, New Albany, IN 47150.
The Plan regarding the proposed dissolution of the Floyd County Solid Waste Management District is available for inspection by the public during normal business hours, at the Floyd County Commissioners Office, located at 120 W. Spring Street, Suite 300, New Albany, IN 47150 as well as Floyd County Operations, located at 2524 Corydon Pike, Suite 202, New Albany, IN 47150. In addition, the Plan is available to view on the Floyd County Commissioners’ website.
At such public meeting, the Commissioners will receive and hear testimony and comments upon the proposed dissolution. At such meeting, or at any meeting thereafter, the Floyd County Commissioners may consider and act upon an Ordinance to dissolve the Floyd County Solid Waste Management District.
FLOYD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Plan Regarding the Proposed Dissolution of the Floyd County Solid Waste Management District
The Floyd County Commissioners voted to dissolve the district effective 2/28/26, and we are now a department of Floyd County Government.
Former 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 items to our Grant Line Road drop-off center and we will deliver these items to Hope Southern Indiana each week. 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 Administration Office
2524 Corydon Pike Suite #103
New Albany IN 47150
(812) 948-4733
LaReese Howell
Director
Lhowell@floydcounty.in.gov
Administration Office Hours
Tuesday – Friday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
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.