In 1995 Brown County adopted open dumping and open burning ordinances that closely mirror Indiana’s dumping and burning laws. Contact our office for further information regarding those ordinances.

 

Healthy alternatives to disposing of yard waste should always be considered before burning. It is better to compost, recycle, and reuse yard waste rather than burn it.

 

 Don’t leave yard waste for your trash hauler, unless he is properly disposing of the waste. According to Federal and State law, yard waste is no longer allowed in landfills, because it can decompose faster outside of a landfill, and won’t take up precious landfill space.  Brown Countians have started using other innovative ways to deal with it including:

 

Designating an area on their property as a branch or tree composting area and piling up branches in one location.

 

 Sprinkling limbs throughout unused wooded areas, on one’s own property, to promote natural decomposition.

 

Submerging larger branches or parts of trees in one’s own pond to create fish habitats.

 

Asking a neighbor to use their composting area if there isn’t any room on yours. Remember, it is illegal to dump anything on someone else’s property without permission.

 

Chipping branches and using the mulch on gardens.

 

These alternatives will keep Brown County safe and beautiful.

Ordinances and

Volunteering

ADOPT A ROAD!

 

If you are twelve years old or older, you might want to think about adopting a road in Brown County.

 

You need have the time to pick- up trash and recyclables at least four times a year .

 

We will provide bags, gloves, safety vests, and caution signs the day you clean your road. We will even put up signs on the road you adopt, to let others know how civic minded you are!

 

Call us today at 988-0140, to get full details on road adoption.