Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Saturday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. Both compost sites will reopen with regular hours on Monday, July 6. Regular season...

Judy Mollway received her certificate and badge to become the newest Porter County Certified Master Recycler. The Ogden Dunes resident was recognized at the quarterly board of directors meeting of the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of...

The Recycling & 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 by sponsoring a...

Why are some materials recyclable at the curb and others aren’t? When waste haulers take trash and recyclables away, what happens to the materials? Get answers to these questions and more during the next Porter County Master Recycler class. The...

An elementary student asked his teacher, “What is retirement?” The teacher responded, “It’s like summer vacation that never ends.” Abe Paluch, outreach educator for the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County, recalled...

Twelve Porter County residents recently completed their coursework to graduate as interns from the Porter County Master Recycler Program, sponsored by the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County. The spring class, the third time the...

Working Bikes will hold a bike collection at the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration on April 18, at the Porter County Expo Center, 215 E. Division Rd., Valparaiso. Working Bikes, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Chicago, donates used...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove site, 400 West 550 South, will open for the season March 30, to give Porter County residents a location to drop off and recycle yard waste from their spring yard cleanups. Regular...

Rain barrels will be available for pick up at the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration on April 18 to anyone who has pre-ordered and paid for them. Information on purchasing the 55 gallon barrels is available on the Recycling & Waste Reduction...

Exhibitor spots at the largest environmental event in Northwest Indiana are still available. The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County continues to accept online registrations for exhibitors to participate in the 2015 Northwest...