Jefferson County / Madison recycling drop-off

Hours, sticker price, who can use it, item fees, hazardous waste options, and holiday notes for Jefferson County SEIRD Recycle Center.

Not a household-trash drop-off. This page covers only the specifically listed recycling, compost, hazardous or specialty materials. Check the accepted materials before loading your vehicle.

Facility: Jefferson County SEIRD Recycle Center Address: 6556 N. Shun Pike Road, JPG Building 534, Madison, IN 47250 Phone: 812-574-4079

Last verified from official sources: 2026-11-07

Who can use it

Jefferson County household recycling; regional HHW service is also referred to by other SEIRD county guides. Confirm eligibility and quantity limits before bringing chemicals from outside the county or a business.

Hours

Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
FIRST and THIRD Tuesday open until 7 p.m.
SECOND and FOURTH Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.

Sticker or permit

Required: No (see notes)

Price: No permit fee stated on the linked page; confirm access requirements.

Where to buy: Contact the facility for access questions.

Per-item fees

Item	Fee
Refrigerant-bearing refrigerator/freezer/air conditioner/dehumidifier	$15 per unit
Electronic device with screen	$15 per unit
Residential fluorescent bulb	Free; businesses/organizations $1 per bulb
Auto/light truck tire off rim / on rim	$3 / $4
Semi tire off rim / on rim	$8 / $12
Lawn mower/golf cart/motorcycle/ATV tire	$2, on or off rim

Hazardous waste

Regional residential HHW outlet during listed business hours. Accepted examples include household cleaners, pesticides, flammables, acids and mercury products. Call to confirm eligibility, packaging and quantity limits; do not assume business waste is included.

Holiday closures

Fall 2026 guide: closed October 12, November 11, November 26-29 and December 24-27. This cancels normally scheduled November 28 and December 26 Saturday intake.

Holiday schedule last verified 2026-11-07 from official sources .

Other notes

Fall 2026 county guide supplies these posted rates and keeps a 091225 production code. Treat them as currently published values, not proof of a new 2026 price change. Call for larger tires or unusual loads.
Accepts dry paper/cardboard, rinsed food/beverage glass bottles, aluminum/steel cans, capped uncracked vehicle batteries, rechargeable batteries, electronics and listed refrigerant-bearing appliances. Keep special items separate and use designated bins. No alkaline batteries, window/plate glass or wet/dirty paper.
Electronics include computers/monitors, TVs, stereos, DVD players, phones, VCRs, printers and scanners. Screened devices have a $15 fee. Do not assume an integrated-screen laptop is exempt without asking.
Ordinary #1/#2 plastic bottles/jugs and #5 containers/cups are listed at this facility. This differs from Jennings and Franklin centers, whose guides list #1/#2 only.
Do not leave any materials after hours. Listed recyclable streams are not permission to dump general household garbage, construction waste or hazardous materials into recycling bins.
Located inside Jefferson Proving Grounds, 1.3 miles east off Highway 421 north of Madison. Follow SEIRD signs. The brochure gives district-office phone 812-574-4080; directory lists center phone 812-574-4079 as shown above.
This is the district center that accepts listed HHW during regular business hours: household cleaners, pesticides/fertilizers, acids/bases, pool chemicals, flammable liquids such as gasoline/paint thinner/stain, petroleum products and mercury devices. Other county guides describe this household HHW outlet as no-fee. Call about restrictions, containers and quantities before transport.
For special fluids, the guide lists oil/filters/antifreeze with a five-gallon limit. Scrap metal excludes gas tanks, fuels and wire fencing. Bag shredded paper; hardback books go in the library/textbook bins.
The reuse STORE is at a different address, 6511 N. Meridian Road in the Proving Grounds, phone 812-801-7012. Its Tuesday/Thursday noon-5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.-noon shopping times do not replace recycling-center hours.
Thanksgiving closure runs November 26-29, so the normally scheduled FOURTH Saturday November 28, 2026 is CLOSED. Christmas closure runs December 24-27, including fourth Saturday December 26.

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Sources

Every fee and hour above was taken from these official pages or PDFs on 2026-11-07. If something conflicts, trust the town.