The Grimes Avenue Transfer Station is the primary destination for solid waste in Owensboro. If you live in the city, the garbage collected in front of your house is taken here and then trucked to the…
County launches new litter enforcement effort
Daviess County Fiscal Court has received numerous complaints about litter and debris on Highway 56 and Highway 81. In response, the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office will increase monitoring of these roadways for violations, specifically related to…
New Solid Waste Rate Schedule Begins New Year’s Day
A new Solid Waste rate schedule will take effect on January 1, 2024. “Rates have not been adjusted since November 2011,” County Treasurer Jordan Johnson reported to Fiscal Court on June 22. “Daviess County remains the…
Landfill to Acquire Tire Shredding Machine
The Solid Waste Department recently purchased a tire shredding machine, capable of processing car, truck and tractor tires at the Landfill. To dispose of passenger/light truck tires, the cost is $3 each or $5 each with…
New Contained Cell Accepting Garbage at County Landfill
The 16.6-acre expansion of the Contained Landfill opened on August 31, 2023. Already, the Solid Waste Department has accepted approximately 62,000 tons of garbage. The current cell will be utilized for the next five years, with…
Non-Profits: Turn Roadside Trash Into Cash
Beginning on Wednesday, November 1, the Daviess County Solid Waste Department will start accepting applications for the 2024 Trash for Cash program. Trash for Cash is a fundraising opportunity for non-profit organizations that keeps county roads…
Solid Waste Department Receives Grant Funding
Governor Andy Beshear traveled to Daviess County on Thursday, October 5 to present grant awards, including nearly $400,000 for the Solid Waste Department. The funding will support the composting operation at the Landfill with the addition…
Free Household Hazardous Waste Collection
Tox Away Day is Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Daviess County Operations Center. The free household hazardous waste collection is open to Daviess County residents. More than 31,000 pounds of…
Landfarming Diverts Biosolid Material from Contained Landfill
Each year, around 8,000 tons of biosolid material is diverted from the Daviess County Landfill and used as a soil amendment for growing hay. Solid Waste Manager Travis Ricker provides an update on the landfarming operation…
Flying Trash? Decals Applied to Solid Waste Trailers
If you see trash flying out of a Daviess County Solid Waste semi trailer, call Fiscal Court to report it! New decals have been applied to ten trailers at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station. Each day,…
Robbie Hocker to Retire as Solid Waste Manager
After 27 years of service with Daviess County Government, Robbie Hocker will be retiring next week as the Solid Waste Manager at the Landfill. Hocker was hired as the Assistant Manager in 1996 following a career…
Contained Landfill Expansion Awaits State Approval
The 16.6 acre expansion of the contained landfill is awaiting state approval after a two-year construction process. It's been an enormous undertaking for the Solid Waste Department, as the new cell was largely built in-house at…
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