Trash, Recycling & Brush Collection
Waste Management handles trash and recycling services in Merrillville.
Phone: 800.964.8988
When calling Waste Management, it helps to have your account information in hand. Accounts can also be looked up by address.
Visit the Waste Management website to learn about the services available to Merrillville residents. While at the Waste Management site, residents can log in to their accounts to handle a variety of tasks such as chat with a live agent, report a missed pickup and request a container repair or replacement.
CollectionPlease have all materials at the curb by 6:00 a.m. on your collection day and make sure the carts are 3 feet apart and accessible. All items placed at the curb for collection must be normal residential refuse and packaged properly. Please make sure you are bagging all items to prevent from blowing.
Bulk Item Pickup (Acceptable)
- Large items, Furniture and Appliances shall be limited to one item per week.
- Large regular household items such as a bicycle, table, chair, mattress, or box spring, etc. will be collected on the normal trash day FREE OF CHARGE. Please wrap mattresses.
- Additional items can be picked up for a fee by calling Customer Service at (800) 964-8988
Carpeting
Carpeting must be rolled, taped or tied. The carpet, after being rolled and tied or taped should be no longer than 4 feet in length and no wider than 2 feet in diameter; and weigh no more than 50 lbs. each. 5 rolls of carpet are allowed.
Unacceptable
The following materials are excluded from pickup: electronics, hazardous waste (paints, oils, and solvents), tires, construction and demolition materials, concrete, rock, dirt, engines or large automotive parts, and any oversized items that cannot be placed in a compactor type truck.
Branch Collection
The Town and Waste Management would also like to remind residents that tree branch pick up is handled by the Town, not Waste Management. Waste Management will service grass clippings properly packaged in kraft yard waste bags or a Waste Management yard waste cart. Please note: mulch, sod, stumps, dirt, stones, and landscape brick/pavers are not accepted. Thank you for working together for a better community.
The Town of Merrillville's branch pick up schedule is as follows:
The Street Department will go through every neighborhood to collect branches. Crews will start at the north end of town and work their way south & then start over again until Aug. 28. If crews pass your house and branches are not out, please be patient because they will return to pick them up the next time they travel through your area. You don't need to call the Street Department about missed branches. Stack branches neatly with cut ends together at the end of your property. Town Code prohibits placing branches in the street.
This free service is for homeowners to dispose of trimmed tree branches or branches knocked down by storms. The Street Department can't handle full tree removals or branches over 6 inches in diameter. If a company cuts down your tree, the company must take the branches.
Merrillville residents can dispose of larger branches at the North Barn, 5750 Tyler Place & this location is open from 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, starting March 30th through October 2nd, (only cars or pick up trucks-no trailers will be accepted of any kind).
Must show your valid Merrillville License & must have Indiana License Plates. Starting October 5th, residents can dispose of them at 13 W 73rd Ave & this location will be open 7:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Monday through Friday.