Why we’re here
The Jessamine County Environmental/Recycling Department provides waste management for the county by overseeing the county’s Recycling Convenience Center for the disposal and management of specific household waste and hazardous materials.
Guidelines for the Recycling Convenience Center
- The Convenience Center is a drop-off facility only - we do not offer pick-up service
- Customers must unload all material themselves
- All items for recycling and disposal must be at the Center no later than 3:30PM and vehicles must be weighed in by 3:30PM to ensure disposal of debris
- Residential recycling only - we do not accept commercial recycling
- Size of cardboard and recycling pieces should be no larger than 2 feet x 2 feet
- Paper products are accepted including office paper, junk mail and newspaper. Paper products should be clean, dry and loose — never bag recyclables
- The Convenience Center accepts checks, money orders, debit cards and credit cards. No cash accepted
Environmental Programs
Spring
Recycling
Count-wide Spring Clean-up
Summer
Kentucky River Clean Sweep
Fall
Fall Haul Hazardous Materials Collection
Fall Haul 2025
The Jessamine County Fall Haul is back on October 4th, 2025!
Click here to read the Jessamine County Fiscal Court’s press release for this event.
For information, please call 859.881.4545
Residential and Business Garbage Collection Service
Department Supervision and Contacts
Richie Horn
Director
Email
Phone
Email
Location
- 123 Hendren Way Nicholasville, Kentucky 40356
Office Hours
- Monday - Friday 8AM to 4PM
Open Records Request
Environmental Services
Email us
info@jessamineky.gov
Make a call
(859) 885-4500
About
Jessamine County is ideally set in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass region. Rolling hills, horse farms, lush landscapes and a meandering river offer classic Kentucky vistas.