Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction invites non-profit organizations and schools to register for its second Reuse Fair, scheduled from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in conjunction with the Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration at the...
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Schools in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties are invited to participate in the fifth annual School Rain Barrel Design Competition. The event will take place at the 2017 Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration at the Porter County Expo Center on April...
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The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, will begin Saturday off-season hours Jan. 7, for Porter County residents to dispose of their once live Christmas trees, wreaths and other organic holiday decorations. They can also bring their unwanted...
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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...
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Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction was named a recipient of an Indiana Lake Michigan Coastal Grant to fund water quality protection programming in 2017. The matching grant of $37,593 will provide funding for projects such as an educational...
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The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24 through Sunday, Nov. 27, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Both sites will reopen Monday, Nov. 28 for their last...
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The staff at Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction 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. The Valparaiso...
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Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction has expanded public access to the Boone Grove compost site, 546 South 400 West, through the end of the season, Dec. 3. The site is now open from noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, along with its...
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Thirteen residents became Porter County Master Recycler interns at a recognition event held recently by Porter County Recycling & Waste Reduction. From Valparaiso, residents who completed the six-week class included: Werner Bauer; James...
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Porter County residents who take advantage of free 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 Porter County Recycling...
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