Plastic bags should never be placed in your curbside recycling collection in Northwest Indiana. However, plastic bags can be brought to many convenient locations around the area where they will ultimately get recycled. Visit the website, www.plasticfilmrecycling.org, enter your zip code, and discover a number of places locally where you can take your plastic bags and …
Plagued by bad behavior at six drop-off recycling sites, Porter County Recycling staff has changed the way the agency operates its service. The drop-off sites provide new boxes with locked lids that feature restricted openings to help discourage contamination; however, service changes may not stop there if user behavior doesn’t improve. GET THE RECYCLING GUIDELINES HERE! “If the behavior …
The New Year’s holiday gives everyone a chance to start over. Most New Year’s resolutions involve improving personal well-being, finances, careers, education and overall self. What are your 2019 resolutions? Consider adding an environmental New Year’s resolution or two to improve not only your own personal well-being, but the well-being of others. For example, if …
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Many people believe when you recycle anything with a cap, the cap must go into the recycle bin separate from the bottle, jar or carton on which it came. In Northwest Indiana, however, all caps should be placed securely on their containers before placing them in the curbside recycling bin. That’s right; after you empty …
NEWSFLASH! Just because an item has a recycle symbol on it doesn’t mean you can place it in your curbside recycling bin. For example, Solo cups, those red or blue disposable plastic cups you use for parties and barbecues to make cleanup a snap, are not recyclable curbside or at drop-off sites anywhere in Northwest …
The Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction Board voted at its Nov. 13, 2018, meeting to discontinue accepting latex paint at household hazardous waste mobile collection events. “Latex paint is not hazardous waste,” said Porter County Recycling Executive Director Therese Haller. “We can no longer afford to take this material that residents can safely throw in …
America Recycles Day is November 15! The staff at Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction would like to spotlight that often confusing and frustrating ritual that residents try to do for the sake of the environment. When we talk about recycling, generally people think it’s about the materials they place inside their curbside recycling bins …
Parties are notorious for creating a lot of waste; however, here are a few tips to make sure your party doesn’t generate a ton of trash. 1. Invitations Send your party invitations via e-mail or social media. Paper invitations ultimately end up in the recycle or trash bin, so why spend the money to create …
Sprucing up your facility doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg. Just ask Portage Township YMCA President/CEO Shannon Burhans. After learning about the cost-effectiveness of recycled latex paint during a Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction presentation, Burhans recommended the product be incorporated into the facelift of many of the facility’s rooms. “We …
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Everyone’s got ‘em. You know; those bottles, cans and jars in the basement and garage with chemicals and liquids that you used once and stored for future use. Do you even remember what you have? Perhaps it’s gasoline, oil, pesticides or paint. How old are those products? These chemicals often become household hazardous waste, or …
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