Facility details
- Address
- 720 S Mapleton St
Columbus, IN 47201 - Phone
- (812) 376-2614
- Google reviews
- See visitor reviews on Google
- Website
- bcswmd.com
- Facility type
- Recycling
- County
- Bartholomew County
- EPA Region
- 5
- Data sources
- Overture Maps 2026-05-20
- Last verified
- 2026-10-15
About this facility
A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.
Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities
- Cardboard and mixed paper
- Plastic bottles and containers
- Aluminum and steel cans
- Glass bottles and jars
- Scrap metal
- Electronics (at some sites)
Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.
Nearby facilities
- City Garage Construction Demolition Disposal Site Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Columbus, IN
- Bartholomew County SWMD Transfer Station 0.2 mi · Columbus, IN
- The Kroot Corp Metals 0.5 mi · Columbus, IN
- GC Cars Recycling 1.3 mi · Columbus, IN
- Columbus Transfer Station Transfer Station 2.9 mi · Columbus, IN
- Columbus Landfill Landfill 3.0 mi · Columbus, IN
- Bartholomew County Landfill I Landfill 4.1 mi · Columbus, IN
- Bartholomew County Landfill II Landfill 4.4 mi · Columbus, IN
- Cars & Parts Metals 10.0 mi · Columbus, IN
- Legend Smelting and Recycling Recycling 10.8 mi · Edinburgh, IN
Nearest landfill: Columbus Landfill, Columbus — 3.0 mi
Waste haulers nearby
- Baxter Salvage4.7 mi · Columbus, IN · 1 driver
- Veteran Hauling LLC4.7 mi · Columbus, IN · 2 drivers
- Eckelman Septic Sewery Drain4.7 mi · Columbus, IN · 2 drivers
- Buck Valley Septic Company5.7 mi · Columbus, IN · 2 drivers
- J Palmer and Son Septic Service5.7 mi · Columbus, IN · 1 driver
Area served
Serves Columbus, Clifford, Elizabethtown, Taylorsville, Jonesville, Grammer, Hope, Hartsville, Scipio, Edinburgh, Nineveh, Flat Rock.
County context
One of 5 recycling centers in Bartholomew County, IN.
8 waste haulers in Bartholomew County, IN.
ZIP 47201 at a glance
- Population
- 47,900 (92 per sq mi)
- Median age
- 37
- Households
- Median income $83,958 · 41% earn six figures
- Housing
- 63% owner-occupied · median home value $225,054 · median rent $1,186
- Workforce
- 67% labor-force participation · 4.3% unemployment
ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.
Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)