Hardin County Government reminding residents to use recycling trailers properly

Hardin County Government is reminding residents to use the county recycling trailers properly.

“Piles of pallets have been dumped at our recycling trailers pretty much weekly, most often at the site adjacent to the Hardin County Farmers Market,” said Hardin County Government Communications Officer Brian Walker.

Walker said it is clearly posted at each recycling trailer what items are accepted.

“That would be rinsed plastics No. 1 and No. 2, rinsed aluminum cans and tin cans, newspapers, and non-greasy cardboard,” Walker said. “No other items of any kind should ever be left.”

Walker says the dumping of pallets has not been an isolated incident.

“We’re literally hauling away about a truck load, a dump truck load, of garbage every week from all the unapproved items that are left at our trailers,” Walker said. “It’s all illegal dumping and it’s costing taxpayers money. We’re tying up manpower and resources cleaning up the mess.”

Pallets and trash items should be disposed of properly.