Recycling in Winchester, KY

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• Solid Waste (opens in new tab) · Winchester Municipal Utilities
  • The WMU Transfer Station at 175 N. Maple Street accepts residential garbage, white goods (refrigerants removed), furniture, mattresses and yard waste. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Hours: Monday-Friday 7-11:30 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m.; closed daily 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Not accepted: liquid paint, propane tanks, lead-acid batteries, household hazardous waste, and white goods containing refrigerants. Checked October 20, 2026 (automated check).
• WMU Solid Waste Rates (opens in new tab) · Winchester Municipal Utilities
  • WMU residential customers with proof of a current paid account and ID may dispose of waste from their residence at no additional cost. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • Others pay $60 per ton for compactable, non-compactable and bagged trash ($10 minimum); cash or check only. Checked October 26, 2026.
  • The transfer station accepts only cash or check. Checked October 26, 2026.
• Large Item Collection Request (opens in new tab) · Winchester Municipal Utilities
  • Curbside large trash collection is provided to WMU residential customers at no additional cost, up to 20 cubic yards a month, on request by form or 859-744-1170. 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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