Wheeler RDF

Landfill

Hobart, IN

This landfill is closed (closed 1993).

Facility details

Address
540 North 625 West
Hobart, IN 46342
Facility type
Landfill
County
Porter County
EPA Region
5
Data sources
EPA LMOP Sep 2024
Last verified
2026-10-09

EPA LMOP landfill data

Status
Closed
Opened / Closed
1977 / 1993
Ownership
Private · WM
Waste in place
2,836,860 tons (as of 1993)
Design capacity
3,120,797 tons
Annual acceptance
12,711 tons per year
Landfill gas collection
Yes
LFG energy project
Shutdown: Electricity (Reciprocating Engine)

Source: EPA LMOP, Sep 2024

About this facility

A municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill is an engineered disposal site where household, commercial and some construction waste is weighed in at a scale house, tipped, compacted and covered with soil or an approved alternative at the end of each operating day. Modern landfills are lined and monitored, and many capture landfill gas. Some landfills accept self-haul loads from residents and small businesses; others take only contracted hauler or commercial loads. Fees are usually charged by the ton or by the load. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead.

Nearby facilities

Nearest other landfill: Griffith Landfill Composting, Griffith — 11.5 mi

Area served

Serves Wheeler, Hobart, Portage, Valparaiso, Lake Station, Gary, Merrillville, Chesterton, Crown Point, Boone Grove, Griffith, Schererville.

County context

One of 1 landfills in Porter County, IN.

ZIP 46342 population 32,525.

Indiana solid-waste agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)