Every county in the Evansville Tri-State runs its own clear-out programs (dump days, tire collection, household hazardous waste, electronics, heavy trash) on its own calendar, on its own website, with its own rules about who qualifies. This page puts them in one place, so you aren’t hunting through eight county websites to get rid of a can of old paint and four worn tires.
We check the official sources, publish what’s confirmed, and say plainly when a date hasn’t been posted yet rather than repeating last year’s. Last checked 9 October 2026.
Coming up (in date order)
Fri Oct 16 · 10am–1pm · Free paper shredding · Boonville IN (Warrick County)
Walmart parking lot, Boonville. Listed on the shred company’s (Piranha Mobile Shredding) free-shred-day schedule. No county page carries it, so check the listing before you go.
Hub: Warrick County dump days 2026 · Source: Piranha Mobile Shredding: Free Shred Days
Sat Oct 17 · 8am–noon · Fall Household Hazardous Waste Day · Princeton IN (Gibson County)
Toyota Family Medical Center, 4924 S Maple Tree Dr., Princeton. Free, sponsored by Toyota. Gibson County residents only, no businesses. Accepted: household chemicals and pesticides, adhesives, sealants, grease, household and car oils, paint, household and car batteries, medications (the sheriff’s department will be on site for medications, including controlled ones), sharps, electronics, televisions (limit 3), residential propane tanks, regular recyclables and fluorescent bulbs.
Hub: Gibson County dump days 2026 · Source: Gibson County Solid Waste
Wed Oct 21 · 1–4pm · Free document shredding · Owensboro, Kentucky
Outside the Owensboro Municipal Utilities Customer Service Center, 2070 Tamarack Rd. (mobile shred truck in the parking lot). Open to the public, per OMU. Personal papers only (bills, tax files, medical and bank statements); staples and clips are fine. The shred company lists a limit of 5 boxes per participant, and you can stay in your car.
Hub: Daviess County, KY (Owensboro) dump days 2026 · Sources: OMU: Celebrating Public Power · UV&S Community Shred Events
Sat Oct 24 · 9am–noon · Electronics recycling (Mt. Vernon residents) · Mount Vernon, Illinois
City of Mt. Vernon Public Works Department, 1201 Casey Ave., with J & C E-Recycling. Accepted: computers and parts, laptops, hard drives, printers, keyboards, modems, speakers, cell phones, DVD/VHS players, batteries, wire, lawnmowers, weed eaters, lawn tools, microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, washers and dryers, dishwashers, treadmills, stationary bikes, small appliances. TVs: limit 2 per household. Not accepted: light bulbs, propane tanks, smoke detectors, carbon dioxide detectors, tires.
Hub: Mount Vernon, IL dump days 2026 · Source: City of Mt. Vernon event listing
Sat Oct 24 · 10am–2pm · National Prescription Drug Take Back Day · Evansville IN · Spencer County IN · Tell City IN
A safe, convenient way to dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs, per the DEA. These are the in-area sites listed on the DEA’s official collection-site locator (checked Oct 9):
- Evansville (Vanderburgh County): Indiana State Police Post 35, 19411 Hwy 41 N.
- Spencer County IN (hosted by Spencer County Solid Waste): Ohio Township Fire Dept., Rockport Station, 615 Sycamore St., Rockport · Luce Township Fire Dept., Richland Station, 3934 N SR 161, Richland · Carter Fire District, 701 Buffaloville Rd., Dale · Santa Claus Fire Dept., 190 N Holiday Blvd., Santa Claus · St. Meinrad Fire Dept., 19392 N SR 545, St. Meinrad.
- Tell City (Perry County): Walmart, 730 US Hwy 66 E (listed with Tell City Police).
No Owensboro, Henderson, Warrick, Gibson, Posey, Mount Vernon IL, Carmi or Mount Carmel site is on the locator yet. The DEA says sites are added every day, so check again the week of the event. Gibson County residents can also bring medications, including controlled ones, to the Fall HHW Day on Oct 17 (the sheriff’s department will be on site). Vanderburgh’s Tox-Away on Oct 31 takes medicines but not controlled substances.
Hubs: Vanderburgh County dump days 2026 · Rockport · Tell City · Sources: DEA Diversion Control: National Take Back Day · DEA collection site locator
Sat Oct 31 · 8am–noon · Tox-Away Day + tire recycling · Evansville IN (Vanderburgh County)
Former Roberts Stadium parking lot. Enter on E. Franklin St. directly behind Swonder Ice Arena. Vanderburgh County households only, no businesses.
- Tox-Away accepts: oil-based paint, solvents and thinners, pesticides and herbicides, household chemicals and cleaners, motor oil and filters, antifreeze, gasoline, auto batteries and fluids, smoke detectors, fluorescent bulbs, fire extinguishers, rechargeable batteries, aerosol cans, pool chemicals, propane canisters and tanks, glues and adhesives, mercury thermometers, photographic chemicals, e-cigarettes, and medicines (no controlled substances). Not accepted: latex paint (let it dry out and put it in the trash), appliances, electronics, ammunition and explosives, commercial waste.
- Tires: automobile and light-truck tires only. Rims must be removed. No semi or tractor tires, and no tires from businesses.
Hub: Vanderburgh County dump days 2026 · Sources: Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District · Tox Away Day · Tire Recycling Day
Thu Nov 5 · 2–6pm · Tox-Away (monthly) · Mount Vernon IN (Posey County)
Mt. Vernon Recycling Center, Lower New Harmony Rd. Held on the first Thursday of each month, March through December. Open to households. Accepted: household cleaners, oil-based paints and solvents, pool chemicals, mercury-containing items, pesticides, insecticides and herbicides. The last one of 2026 is Thu Dec 3.
Hub: Posey County dump days 2026 · Source: Posey County Solid Waste District: Household Hazardous Waste
Sat Nov 14 · 8am–noon · Electronics recycling · Evansville IN (Vanderburgh County)
Former Roberts Stadium parking lot (enter on E. Franklin St. behind Swonder Ice Arena). Accepted: TVs, computers, monitors, printers, hard drives, laptops, fax machines and scanners, cell phones, DVD players, digital cameras, modems, cables and cords. Not accepted: copy machines, microwaves, appliances. No businesses.
Hub: Vanderburgh County dump days 2026 · Source: Vanderburgh County Solid Waste District
Thu Dec 3 · 2–6pm · Final Tox-Away of 2026 · Mount Vernon IN (Posey County)
Same site and rules as Nov 5. Monthly collections resume in March.
Leaf & limb windows
- Owensboro, Kentucky: regular curbside limb pickup ends the week of Oct 19. Leaf collection starts Mon Oct 26 in Zone 4A and runs through Mon Feb 15, 2027, street by street. Crews can’t come back for a missed pile, so sign up for the city’s leaf-zone text alerts. Bagged leaves, or leaves in containers of 30 lb or less, go out with regular curbside service year-round. You can also take leaves and limbs to the Daviess County Transfer Station, 2129 Grimes Ave., free with a current sanitation bill (OMU or Daviess County Water) and photo ID. Loads must be strapped, tied or tarped, and the city says loose loads may be charged a $20 fee. City of Owensboro: Leaf & Limb Pickup
- Evansville: EWSU’s fall leaf pickup runs “late October to mid-December” for customers who pay for trash on their water bill. Use biodegradable leaf bags or containers of 40 lb or less, out by 6am on trash day. The 2026 start date hasn’t been posted yet. Heavy-trash pickup pauses during leaf season (the city lists it as November through mid-December), so book any bulky pickup now. EWSU: Seasonal Yard Care · Evansville Solid Waste
- Newburgh IN: the Town of Newburgh has set two 2026 leaf pickup days, Fri Nov 20 and Fri Dec 18. Bag your leaves and set them where your trash carts go, ready the night before. Town limits only. The town’s trash page says leaves can also go in your regular trash cart year-round. Town of Newburgh: Town Leaf Pickup · Hub: Warrick County dump days 2026
- Mount Vernon, Illinois: leaf-burning weeks are Oct 12–18 and Nov 9–15, sunrise to sunset, and an adult has to stay with the fire. City of Mt. Vernon Fire Department release · Hub: Mount Vernon, IL dump days 2026
Already held this fall
- Vanderburgh free paper shredding: Fri Sep 18 (Wesselman Woods). Next one is in spring.
- Daviess County, KY free paper shredding: Fri Sep 25 (Owensboro Sportscenter). Tox Away Day: Sat Sep 26 (Daviess County Operations Center). For a second shred chance, see OMU on Oct 21 above.
- Posey Tox-Away: Thu Oct 1. Next ones are Nov 5 and Dec 3.
Town guides
Permits, clear-out days and local practicalities, town by town: Evansville · Newburgh · Boonville · Chandler · Rockport · Princeton · Tell City · Mount Vernon IN · Henderson KY · Owensboro KY · Mount Vernon IL · Carmi IL · Mount Carmel IL
Where to check, county by county
These are the official sources. Where we haven’t been able to confirm a 2026 date, we say so rather than repeat one from a previous year.
| County | Towns | 2026 status (checked Oct 9) | Official source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderburgh IN | Evansville, Darmstadt | Confirmed: Tox-Away + tires Sat Oct 31; electronics Sat Nov 14. Leaf start not posted yet. Drug Take Back Sat Oct 24 at ISP Post 35. | Evansville Solid Waste |
| Gibson IN | Princeton, Haubstadt, Fort Branch, Owensville | Confirmed: Fall HHW Sat Oct 17 | Gibson County Solid Waste |
| Posey IN | Mount Vernon, New Harmony, Poseyville | Confirmed: Tox-Away Thu Nov 5 and Thu Dec 3 (first Thursdays, Mar–Dec) | Posey County Solid Waste District |
| Warrick IN | Newburgh, Boonville, Chandler | Boonville free shred Fri Oct 16 (on the shred company’s list). Newburgh leaf pickup Fri Nov 20 and Fri Dec 18 (town limits). No county tire or HHW day posted online | Warrick County Recycling |
| Spencer IN | Rockport | No one-day HHW days. The district takes paint, chemicals, tires and e-waste (small fee) at its office on weekdays. Drug Take Back Sat Oct 24 at five fire stations (Rockport, Richland, Dale, Santa Claus, St. Meinrad). | Spencer County SWMD |
| Perry IN | Tell City, Cannelton | No dated events posted. The old district is now run by county government. Chemical and hazardous-material drop-off at the Cannelton center. Drug Take Back Sat Oct 24 at Walmart, Tell City. | Perry County Solid Waste |
| Henderson KY | Henderson | No household hazardous-waste day posted, and the county is not taking electronics right now. Call Henderson County Recycling & Solid Waste at 270-827-1979 to ask about hazardous-waste drop-off | Henderson County Recycling & Solid Waste |
| Daviess KY | Owensboro | Confirmed: OMU shred Wed Oct 21; city leaf collection from Mon Oct 26. Shred day and Tox Away were held in September. County tire collection: “TBA” | Daviess County Solid Waste · City of Owensboro Sanitation |
| Jefferson IL | Mount Vernon IL | Confirmed: electronics Sat Oct 24 (residents) | City of Mt. Vernon |
| White IL | Carmi | Electronics drop-off reported for Sat Nov 7, 9am–noon at 520 N. 3rd St. (Carmi and White County residents). The city’s site didn’t load for us, so confirm with City Hall | City of Carmi |
| Wabash IL | Mount Carmel | Fall clean-up drop-off at Brush Arbor Recycling Center through Sat Oct 17 (city water customers, bring your water bill; no curbside pickup this year), as reported from city council | City of Mt. Carmel |
Rules, dates and locations change, so confirm with the county before you load the truck. If you know of a date we’re missing, email hello@tristatehomeownerreport.com and we’ll verify it and add it.
Get the garage in order first: the free Fall Clear-Out Checklist sorts what goes to a drop-off day, what goes to the curb and what stays. If you’d rather hire the hauling out, browse the contractor directory or tell us what you need.
