Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

Staff from the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County will teach residents how to compost in their backyards during May workshops at various locations around Porter County. Composting offers a unique opportunity to contribute to and...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove site, 400 West 550 South, will open for the season April 1, to give Porter County residents the opportunity to drop off yard waste from their spring cleanups. Regular hours for the...

Twenty-six rain barrels from 19 schools are entered in the first annual Porter County School Rain Barrel Design Contest that will take place at the 2013 Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration. “Each individual who attends the Earth Day event will...

Online registration will continue through Feb. 25 for the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County spring rain barrel workshops. The workshops will teach attendees about the benefits of rain barrels, how to use them, and proper...

Recycled paint continues to be available for Porter County residents and businesses to purchase at the City of Hobart, thanks to the renewal of the intergovernmental agreement between the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County and...

Registration has begun for the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County spring rain barrel workshops that aim to help Porter County residents learn more about the benefits of rain barrels, how to use them, and proper location and...

Schools in Porter County are invited to participate in the first ever Rain Barrel Design Competition that will be judged during the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration, scheduled to take place at the Porter County Expo Center on April 20. The...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, will begin Saturday off-season hours Jan. 5, for Porter County residents to dispose of their once live Christmas trees, wreaths and other organic holiday decorations. The 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Thursday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Both sites will reopen Monday, Nov. 26, and hold regular season...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County is accepting online registration for exhibitors to participate in the 2013 Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration on April 20. The largest free public environmental event in Northwest...