Joel Andrade received his certificate and badge to become the newest Porter County Certified Master Recycler. The Valparaiso resident was recognized at the recent board of directors meeting of the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter...
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Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County Briefs, July 9, 2015
Collection event Saturday in Chesterton 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...
Read MoreHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection Event Scheduled in Chesterton on July 11, 2015
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...
Read MoreCompost in Porter County Makes the Grade
Porter County residents who take advantage of 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 the Recycling & Waste...
Read MorePublic Compost Sites Closed on July 4th 2015
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...
Read MoreOgden Dunes Resident Earns Master Recycler Certification
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...
Read MoreHousehold Hazardous Waste Collection Event Scheduled at Portage High School on June 27, 2015
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...
Read MoreMaster Recycler Program Takes Trash Talk to Portage in 2015
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...
Read MoreRecycling District Promotes Allison Andersen
Allison Andersen, hired as assistant educator for the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County in January, was promoted to full-time lead educator following the retirement of Abe Paluch, who was the district’s educator for the last...
Read MoreMr. Abe to Retire from Recycling District
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...
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