Despite daily service, a city-operated recycling center at the Kroger store at 79th Street and Fall Creek Road has been filling up regularly with not only recycling but trash and junk that can’t be recycled, causing an unsightly mess and making it challenging for residents to recycle items.

In response to questions from Current about the recycling center, Indianapolis Department of Public Works and Kroger have agreed to add a third recycling bin at the center, 9835 Fall Creek Rd., to address the demand for recycling.

However, DPW Communications Officer Kyle Bloyd said illegal dumping of trash and junk is a whole other problem.

“Illegal dumping is generally an issue with these recycling sites,” he said. “People just put all sorts of stuff out there and sometimes they don’t even put it in

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