Daviess County packs shredding and Tox Away into one late-September weekend. Pair it with Owensboro’s limb-to-leaf flip so piles leave the curb on the right crew schedule.
Why care + what to do this week
Owensboro / Daviess: start a paper bag and hazardous-waste box now. Fri Sep 25 is free shredding; Sat Sep 26 is Tox Away at the Operations Center on Highway 81. Finish limb piles on garbage day; leaf vacuum typically resumes mid–late October.
Tagged items
Free Paper Shredding — Fri Sep 25, 2026 · 10am–1pm
Owensboro Sportscenter; up to ~100 lb; open to Daviess residents, businesses and institutions.
Tox Away Day — Sat Sep 26, 2026 · 8am–noon
Daviess Operations Center, 2620 Highway 81. Household hazardous waste for batteries, lawn chemicals and cleaners; Daviess residents only.
Limb / leaf cue (Owensboro city): limb season through mid–late Oct 2026; leaf vacuum resumes mid–late Oct. Bagged/container leaves ≤30 lb year-round. Soft cue: get limb piles out while crews are on route.
Soft look-ahead
No dated fall Free Disposal Day or county tire amnesty is posted; tire cycle points to Spring 2027. Confirm locally before you go.
Daviess Tox Away — Sat Sep 26, 8am–noon at 2620 Highway 81; Daviess residents only.
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