Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

Public Compost Sites Close for Labor Day Holiday

Public Compost Sites Close for Labor Day Holiday The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 South 400 West, will be closed to the public Saturday through Monday, Sept. 1-3, for the Labor Day weekend holiday. The Valparaiso site will reopen at 9 a.m....

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Dispose of Prescriptions Safely in Porter County

Dispose of Prescriptions Safely in Porter County Even though the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County sponsors household hazardous waste collection events a few times each year, residents don’t have to wait till the next event to safely dispose of their expired and unused...

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Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Portage

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Portage The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will help Porter County residents safely dispose of their old pesticides, gasoline, CFLs and other products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients at the household...

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PC Recycling District’s Compost Makes the Grade

PC Recycling District’s Compost Makes the Grade Porter County residents who take advantage of compost from the Valparaiso, Boone Grove or Crocker compost sites are taking home quality material, according to A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc., a third party hired by the district to analyze the...

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Pact Permits PC Residents to Recycle, Reuse Paint

Pact Permits PC Residents to Recycle, Reuse Paint Porter County residents have the opportunity to recycle their old latex paint and purchase usable recycled latex paint at the City of Hobart’s Department of Public Works, thanks to an intergovernmental agreement between the Recycling and Waste...

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Chesterton Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Nears

Chesterton Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Nears The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will help Porter County residents safely dispose of their old pesticides, gasoline, CFLs and other products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive ingredients at the household...

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Public Compost Sites Close for July 4th

Public Compost Sites Close for July 4th The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 South 400 West, will be closed to the public Wednesday, July 4, 2012, for Independence Day. The Valparaiso site will reopen at 9 a.m. Thursday, July 5. The site is...

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Enviro-Camps Open to All NWI Children, Ages 6-12

Enviro-Camps Open to All NWI Children, Ages 6-12 Summer doesn’t have to create idle minds. Northwest Indiana parents are invited to engage their children next month in learning while having fun by registering them for participation in either Earth Camp or Camp Water and Me, two enviro-camps run...

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Boone Grove Drop-Off Recycling Containers Move

Boone Grove Drop-Off Recycling Containers Move The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County has temporarily relocated the drop-off recycling containers originally sited at the Boone Grove Fire Department, 319 West 550 South. The containers are now located one half block west of the...

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Public Compost Sites Close for Memorial Day Holiday Weekend

Public Compost Sites Close for Memorial Day Holiday Weekend The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Saturday, May 26 and Monday, May 28, for the 2012 Memorial Day holiday weekend. The Valparaiso site will reopen Tuesday, May 29. Regular...

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