Daviess County Solid Waste has announced an operational change related to the March 15th hail storm. Effective immediately, the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station will begin accepting asphalt shingles and their roof components - the sheathing and…
Christmas for the Fishes Providing New Habitat at Lake Malone
Hundreds of live Christmas trees are now submerged at the bottom of Lake Malone. The “Christmas for the Fishes” program is designed to introduce new fish habitat with evergreens donated after the holidays. “Natural Christmas trees…
CD&D Material Expected to Return to Transfer Station
Daviess County Fiscal Court has approved design work for a new concrete pad at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station. The project will allow for the return of Construction & Demolition Debris (CD&D) in the future. Since…
New Projects Planned for Grimes Avenue Transfer Station
Daviess County Fiscal Court has approved contracts with Axiom Architecture for the design of a new office building and concrete pad at the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station. Both projects are part of the Phase I $1.7…
New Hours for Grimes Avenue Transfer Station
Daviess County Solid Waste will update the hours for the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station, effective on November 3, 2024. The new hours will be Monday – Friday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the gate…
New Convenience Center for Transfer Station
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…
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…
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…
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,…
New Tipping Pad for CD&D Waste at Landfill
The Daviess County Landfill has made several improvements to help with the disposal of construction and demolition debris (CD&D) loads. Specifically, a new tipping pad was created for residential customers, separate from the large commercial waste.…
Improvements Planned at Grimes Avenue Transfer Station
Since 1994, the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station has been the primary destination for solid waste in the City of Owensboro. It's the first stop for garbage that has been collected from the curb, before the waste…
Important Notice on CD&D Material at Transfer Station
Beginning on Monday, July 3, the Grimes Avenue Transfer Station will no longer accept construction and demolition debris (CD&D) loads larger than a pickup truck. All CD&D waste in trailers, dump trucks, and roll-offs should go…
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