Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

The Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County is asking residents for feedback on their yard waste management practices to assess the need for a north county publicly accessible compost site. District Executive Director Therese Davis...

The last day of the 2015 season for public access to the Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 South 400 West, is Saturday, Dec. 5. During the last week of the season, the Valpo site will be open 9 a.m.to...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Both sites will reopen Monday, Nov. 30 for their last...

The staff at the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County reminds residents that leaves, dead plants, tree limbs and other organic debris collected from fall yard cleanups are accepted at either public compost site in Porter County....

America Recycles Day is Nov. 15. To mark the date, the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County is challenging Porter County schools and non-profits to compete in the “Recycling is Magic!” video contest. Interested participants...

After more than a decade, the drop-off recycling containers located at 2168 W. U.S. 30 in the parking lot of Strack & VanTil, will be removed Oct. 1. As with many of its other locations, the grocery store will undergo renovations and a...

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. 5 through 7, for the Labor Day weekend holiday. The Valparaiso site will reopen at 9...

Spots are still available for the Porter County Master Recycler fall class that begins on Sept. 10. The class will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays for eight weeks in the Hickory Hollow Room at Woodland Park, 2100 Willowcreek Rd. The course...

Collection event Saturday in Chesterton 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...

Porter County residents who take advantage of compost from two public compost sites for their gardens are taking home quality material, as reported by A&L Great Lakes Laboratories, Inc., a third party company hired by the Recycling & Waste...