Refuse/Recycling Service

Recycling Schedule Calendar

Republic Services, the Town’s refuse contractor, observes six holidays throughout the year: 

  • Memorial Day    
  • July Fourth     
  • Labor Day       
  • Thanksgiving 
  • Christmas Day
  • New Year’s Day

Trash/recycle pickup will be delayed by one day when/if one of these holidays falls on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.  If your pick up day is Thursday and a holiday falls on a Thursday, your pick up will be moved back to Friday.  Your pick up will not be delayed when the holiday falls on a Friday.
  
Republic Services will collect a limited amount of bulk items along with the regular pick-up.  One large item per week (furniture, appliances, etc.) will be picked up. A mattress with the box spring is considered one item. All wood and carpeting must be cut into four-foot lengths and bundled.  Construction and demolition debris (not to exceed one cubic yard) must be contained and not exceed 50 lbs.  If you have a construction project such as roofs, siding, fences, decks, major remodeling and concrete work you need to have a dumpster on site for debris removal.  Refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, and dehumidifiers containing Freon must have the Freon evacuated for removal.  Before picking up any of these items, Republic Services must receive documentation that all Freon has been removed from the appliance. Contact Republic Services at 219-662-8600 or www.republicservices.com for additional information.
 
Hazardous Waste needs to be disposed of properly.  The refuse driver will pick up Latex paint provided it is dried up with newspaper or kitty litter and left open. The Lake County Solid Waste Management District has drop off sights for oil base paints and other household hazardous waste.  A schedule of drop off sights, along with other valuable recycling information may be found by visiting their website at www.lcswmd.com.

Grass clippings (not leaves) may be disposed with your weekly refuse. Leaves cannot go into the landfills.

There is a refuse disposal area at the Public Works facility.  This drop off site is for Schererville residents only.  Common household debris may be dropped off here.  We do not accept hazardous waste (paint, chemicals, etc…). If you have a construction project such as roofs, siding, fences, decks, major remodeling and concrete work you need to have a dumpster on site for debris removal. The Public Works site is not equipped to handle construction debris.  If you have any questions regarding these services provided by Public Works please call our office.

Acceptable Recycle Items

  • Aluminum, steel and tin food/beverage containers
  • #1 through #2 plastic food/beverage containers
  • Clear, green and brown glass food/beverage bottles
  • Mixed papers: cereal boxes, flyers, copy paper, corrugated cardboard, magazines, catalogs, paper grocery bags, junk mail and newsprint

Non-Acceptable Recycle Items

  • Any container from oil, antifreeze, windshield fluid or other car liquids.
  • Plastic trays or pots from flowers and plants.
  • Salt bags, top soil bags, packaging plastic, LED light bulbs, plastic toys, aerosol spray cans, window glass, rubber products, mirrors and plastic bags.
  • Fabrics, wood, drinking glasses, Styrofoam or containers used to store chemicals and paints.

Recycling is picked up every two weeks.

How and Where to Dispose of Various Items

Lake County Solid Waste Management District has a list of facilities in the county where you can recycle your electronics: http://www.lcswmd.com/electronicrecycling.htm.

Here are a few additional resources you can use in order to gain knowledge in proper disposal and/or recycling of electronic waste:

Looking to get rid of hazardous waste (batteries, corrosives, diesels, poisons, pesticides, etc..)?
Check out the Lake County Solid Waste Districts Hazardous Waste disposal schedule for a list of materials accepted, and when and where to take them: https://www.lcswmd.com/services/what-can-i-do-with-my-household-hazardous-waste-products/

Click here to visit the Lake County Solid Waste Districts website and view their household hazardous waste collection schedule.

If you have any unwanted or expired medication that you want to dispose of, you can bring them to the Schererville Police Department during office hours. 
Please do not dispose of these by dumping them down the drain.

Sharps may be disposed of the Schererville Fire Station located at 1650 Cline Avenue. Please see below for information on sharps disposal.

Click here to view a full list of locations in Lake County that accept unwanted medication.

The Schererville Fire Department is offering our residents the safe disposal of sharps container at the Fire Station, 1650 Cline Ave. Bring properly packaged sharps to the front door at the Fire Station using the Cline Ave entrance Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Sharp Disposal Guidelines:

  1. All Sharps container should be made of heavy-duty plastic.
  2. Mike jugs and soda bottles will not be accepted.
  3. Containers will be accepted with a closed, tight fitting puncture-proof lid.
  4. Containers must be leak resistant.
  5. Containers should be properly labeled to warn of hazardous waste inside the container.
  6. Business related sharps containers are not eligible for collection.

If you have any questions please contact us at 219-322-2599.
Refuse Recycling

Latex Paint

  1. Remove lid and add an equal amount of any of the following: cat-litter, sawdust, oil-dry granules, sand, or paint-drying crystals, to an equal amount of latex paint.
  2. Stir contents until the paint and absorbent- material-mixture has a thick, oatmeal-like consistency.
  3. Leave lid off, and allow mixture to air-dry (one to two days) until dry and solid.
  4. Place at curb for regular trash pick-up, without lid on paint can.  Haulers will take the paint if they can see that it is dried out.

If you are a Lake County resident, you may also take latex paint to the Hobart Public Works Department, where there is a latex paint recycling facility, located at 340 S. Shelby Street, in Hobart, phone: 219-942-6121.

Oil-based paint can be dried out in the same manner, but even if it has been dried out, it is still considered hazardous-waste, and must be taken to a hazardous-waste site.  If you have any questions regarding the disposal of hazardous waste, or hazardous-waste collection sites, please refer to the Lake County Solid Waste Management District at their website, www.lcswmd.com, or call them at 219-769-3820.

The Town of Schererville has dedicated recycling pickup days at residents homes every two weeks.

Guide on What Items Can be Recycled and How to properly Recycle

Please refer to this article, Branch and Leaf Pickup Information, created by Public Works to find out how to dispose of your branches, leaves, yard clippings, etc.