Paris Recycling & Waste Depot

Solid waste, recycling, and transfer station services for the City of Paris, at 300 Thornberry Way.

Plan Your Visit

Depot location (compactor and recycling)300 Thornberry Way, Paris, KY 40361
Office and drop-off hoursMonday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PMOpen during lunch. Closed Saturdays.
Phone(859) 987-2114

Get Directions (Google Maps, outside website, opens in a new tab)Call the Depot

Telephone relay serviceDial 711For callers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability.
Garbage pickup at home?Curbside garbage collection is handled by Rumpke, not the Depot. See Residential Garbage Collection.

What Can I Bring?

Accepted

Recyclables accepted

Cardboard
#1 and #2 plastics
Aluminum cans
Steel cans

Call first

Everything else

The Depot also provides solid waste and transfer station services. Before you bring household garbage, bulky items, or any material not listed as accepted, call the Depot at (859) 987-2114 to ask whether it is accepted and how to prepare it.

Prepare Materials Before You Arrive

Rinse containers before dropping them off.
Remove lids from plastic bottles and jugs.

Who Can Use the Depot?

City of Paris and Bourbon County residents.

Questions about eligibility? Call (859) 987-2114.

Fees and Payment

Call the Depot at (859) 987-2114 for current pricing and payment options before you bring a load.

What to Expect at the Depot

First visit? Call ahead to ask where to go and how drop-off works.

Residential Garbage Collection

Rumpke · private company

Residential curbside garbage collection is handled by Rumpke, not by the Recycling & Waste Depot.

Rumpke phone(800) 828-8171

Contact and Department Leadership

Phone(859) 987-2114
Fax(859) 987-2087
Mailing address525 High Street, Paris, KY 40361
Depot address300 Thornberry Way, Paris, KY 40361

Hours: see Plan Your Visit.

Department Leadership

Mike Smith
Superintendentmsmith@paris.ky.gov
Kyle Boling
Foremankboling@paris.ky.gov

New Depot and Relocation Project

Dedication plaque reading City of Paris Recycling & Waste Depot, 2025, listing Mayor John A. Plummer, City Commissioners Wallis Brooks, Sharon B. Fields, Stan Galbraith and Timothy Gray, City Manager Jamie Miller, Public Works Superintendent Michael Smith, and the engineer, contractor and administrator. — Current facility: new depot dedication plaque, 2025

The new transfer station at 300 Thornberry Way opened May 1, 2025.

The archived photos below show the former transfer station facility, which the relocation project replaced. It is not the current drop-off location.

Relocation Project Timeline (Tetra Tech) (outside website, opens in a new tab) ↗