Recycling in Jeffersontown, KY

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Checked October 26, 2026

• Hazardous Materials Disposal -- Haz Bin (opens in new tab) · Louisville Metro Government
  • Louisville/Jefferson County residents can drop off household hazardous materials free at the Haz Bin, 7501 Grade Lane, Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Haz Bin accepts hazardous waste from Louisville Metro residents only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Batteries accepted include auto, household and rechargeable batteries. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Oil-based paint, lead paint, spray paint, and varnishes and stains are accepted. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: business items, containers over 5 gallons or 40 pounds, and latex paint. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Specialty Disposal (opens in new tab) · Louisville Metro Government
  • Let small amounts of latex paint dry (a drying agent or kitty litter helps); dried cans in sealed plastic bags go in the garbage. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Disposing of Batteries (opens in new tab) · Louisville Metro Government
  • Tape the terminals of lithium, button, coin and rechargeable batteries before drop-off. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Bulk Trash Collection (opens in new tab) · City of Jeffersontown
  • Rumpke collects one bulky item per week, such as a couch, appliance or mattress; call 1-800-828-8171 at least 24 hours before collection day. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Acceptable: mattresses and box springs wrapped in plastic, cloth furniture wrapped in plastic, appliances without Freon, televisions under 32 inches. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Unacceptable: tires, batteries, appliances with Freon, and television sets over 32 inches. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Mattresses, box springs and upholstered items must be completely wrapped in plastic and sealed. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Recycling (opens in new tab) · City of Jeffersontown
  • Cardboard, broken down and flattened (including clean pizza boxes), goes in the 65-gallon Rumpke recycling cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Recycling is collected every other week on trash day in the provided 65-gallon Rumpke cart. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-868: New tire fee; disposal of replaced tire; retailer requirements (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • When a new tire replaces an old one, the retailer must encourage the buyer to leave the old tire with the retailer, or else dispose of it legally, give it to a registered waste tire handler, or reuse it. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers selling new motor vehicle tires must accept, if offered, a waste tire of similar size and type for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Retailers must post a notice that state law requires them to accept a waste tire for each new tire sold. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-856: Disposal of waste tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Waste tires may be disposed of in Kentucky only by transfer to a permitted solid waste disposal facility, under processing conditions set in law. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DWM: Waste Tires (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DWM offers free waste tire collection events to Kentucky residents. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The events rotate so that each county gets one every three years, in the spring or fall; schedules are posted every August and February. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-410: Disposal of lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Lead-acid batteries may not be put in mixed solid waste or accepted for landfill or incinerator disposal in Kentucky. Checked October 26, 2026.
• KRS 224.50-413: Duties of retail sellers of new lead acid batteries (opens in new tab) · Kentucky General Assembly (Legislative Research Commission)
  • Retail sellers of new lead-acid batteries must accept, if offered, one used lead-acid battery for each new one sold, and post a notice saying so. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Kentucky DEP fact sheet: Household Batteries (2017) (opens in new tab) · Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Waste Management
  • DEP tells households to dispose of car (lead-acid) batteries by taking them to the wholesaler or retailer when buying a new battery. Checked October 26, 2026.

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