Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, will be closed to the public Thursday, July 4, in recognition of Independence Day. The Valparaiso site will reopen at 9 a.m. Friday, July 5. The site is owned and operated by the City of Valparaiso,...

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...

Summer doesn’t have to create idle minds. Northwest Indiana parents are invited to engage their children in learning while having fun by registering them for participation in either Earth Camp or Camp Water & Me, two enviro-camps run by the...

Churches, schools, towns and anyone planning events in Porter County can encourage their guests to recycle aluminum cans and plastic bottles by using recycling event containers, provided free of charge by the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Saturday, May 25 and Monday, May 27, for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The Valparaiso site, owned and operated by the City of...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will help Porter County residents with their spring cleaning by providing a One Stop Drop collection event that will accept old and unwanted appliances, electronics, tires and household...

The City of Valparaiso and the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County invite residents to take advantage of getting their trucks loaded with compost for free during International Compost Awareness Week. The city’s Public Works...

Radio Disney will close out the 2013 Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration with 90 minutes of activities beginning at 2:30 p.m. Sponsored by NIPSCO in partnership with the Indiana Pipeline Awareness Association, Radio Disney will provide games,...

The Lake County Solid Waste Management District's Green Team will take the stage at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, to provide games and challenges for attendees of the 2013 Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County invites residents from Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties and beyond to become inspired, educated and entertained at the eighth annual Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration. The event will...