Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District

Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District on S. Mapleton is where Columbus residents and people from the county bring household trash, recycling and seasonal yard debris. It’s the county-run solid waste site used for anything from a couple of bags after a weekend clean-up to trailer loads during yard season.

The site looks like a working lot with rows of containers and piles for different materials, not a tidy mall - bring closed-toe shoes and a little patience. Many county centers have a small entrance booth and a scale, so traffic tends to slow right at the front; some counties charge by the bag or by vehicle weight. Vehicles pull up, sort what they need to drop off, then leave; trailers usually take longer to unload. Weekends, especially spring cleanup weekends, get backed up, so lines are common then.