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Martin County Recycling Center, Loogootee - 500 Industrial Park Drive. (812) 295-4142    Hours: Tues.- Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ٠ Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Laura Albertson, District Director & Martin County Solid Waste Management District Board

Reuse    Recycle        Reduce

Our Reuse Program  Stop In & Shop Any Time We're Open  Donate you nice usable items at the recycling center and shop for free.  We have lots of books, and a wide variety of other items.  You can shop for larger items in Indianapolis at Rehab-Resources	Recycle Indiana - Resources for Citizens

Business Recycling
 The Solid Waste District offers free recycling service to businesses. We have two routes, one picks up cardboard and the other
 one picks up paper, cans, plastic, toner cartridges and anything else that we accept for recycling. We will come to your business
 on a regular schedule. Why not support your recycling center, save money on your own trash disposal fees, and conserve natural
 resources all for free. Call the Recycling Center to get on the route.


Illegal Dumping
 You are responsible for the proper disposal of your trash. There are many people who think its O.K. to dump trash along the
 roadside, in the river, and in private containers. This is called ILLEGAL DUMPING and is against the law in Martin County and the
 Sate of Indiana. Illegal dumping is a nasty dirty habit, a health hazard and unsightly.

 The First Impression is By Sight - Its Time To Clean It Up!


Backyard Burning
 It is against the law for citizens to burn trash, such as, household waste, plastic, batteries, rubber, disposable diapers, painted,
 stained or treated wood.

 How Does This Affect You?
 Open burning is a common practice in Martin County. Recent scientific research confirms that backyard burning of trash is a
 significant and dangerous source of dioxins, furans and small particulate matter, know to cause illness in humans. In addition to
 health risk, most items that are being burned can and should be recycled.

According to state law, these rules must always be followed.
 > Burning must be done during daylight hours.
 > Only clean wood products may be burned.
 > Burning must be done during safe weather conditions, not during high winds or on pollution alter days.
 > Fires must be attended until completely extinguished.
 > Open burning is not allowed at mobile home parks, apartment complexes or building of more than four dwelling units.
 > Fire fighting equipment adequate for the size of the fire must be nearby.
 

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