The City of Fishers is currently pursuing a city-wide contract for residential trash service to go into effect in early 2025. Nearby cities such as Carmel, Noblesville, and Westfield currently have city-wide trash contracts in place. Benefits of a city-wide contract include:
- the ability for the City to assist residents with trash concerns and issues;
- reduced wear on neighborhood roadways;
- a leveraged economies of scale to secure services not currently offered to the majority of residents, such as leaf and landscaping pickup;
- and a locked-in rate for 10 years.
Trash service set up is not yet available and information will be distributed to residents this fall.
10/03/2024 Update: Important Timeline Change for City-Wide Trash Services
Following the Twilight Town Hall meeting, please note the following update regarding the transition to Republic Services for the City-wide trash contract:
New “Go Live” Date: Republic Services will begin City-wide trash services in Fishers on January 13, 2025.
For current Waste Management (WM) customers, your final week of service will be the week of January 6, 2025.
- WM will collect all WM bins from existing customers the week of January 6, 2025, after your final trash pickup.
- WM’s last day of service in Fishers will be January 10, 2025.
- UPDATE 10/17/2024: NO action needs to be taken by existing WM customers to cancel service. WM will be deactivating existing accounts (including HOA accounts) prior to the Republic’s service start date. Cancellation fees and bin pickup fees will not be issued by WM. WM will be sending out information to existing single family residential customers, confirming this transition.
Please be aware that while WM plans to collect bins the week of January 6, there may be delays. Residents are encouraged to leave bins out on your day of service or after until WM has picked them up. If there is an extended delay in pickup, please reach out to utilities@fishers.in.us.
For more details about contract services and how we will proceed moving forward—as well as answers to frequently asked questions—check out the attached presentation and watch the recording of the Twilight Townhall meeting.
Background
In March 2024, the City of Fishers released the RFP for city-wide waste collection, including trash, recycling, and leaf and landscaping collection for all residential units in Fishers (see below for eligible residential units). The City also conducted a public survey for residents and HOAs to learn more about their current trash services and preferences. 2,532 residents and 120 HOAs completed the survey. Survey results can be found here.
Recommendation
At the Board of Public Works meeting on July 23, City staff presented their recommendation of support for a city-wide trash contract with Republic Services (see the presentation here). Republic already serves the majority of households in the Fishers market and boasts decades of experience operating in the community. View the memo here.
HOAs
Common Building/ Clubhouse Opt-In Form: Opting into City Trash Service for HOA/COA Common Areas and Clubhouses (smartsheet.com)
Please let us know if you currently pay sanitary on behalf of your residents on the form here: HOA Stormwater & Sewer Utility Payment Information
Next Steps
A public hearing was held on August 13 at 9 a.m. in the Fishers City Hall Theater and a final recommendation will be presented to City Council this fall. Services are scheduled to begin January 13, 2025.
FAQs
Stay in the Know!
Stay up-to-date on the city-wide trash services contract process by providing your contact information using this form.