Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County

Schools in Lake, Porter and LaPorte Counties are invited to participate in the third annual School Rain Barrel Design Competition that will take place at the 2015 Northwest Indiana Earth Day 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Porter County Expo...

Recycle your Christmas trees Saturday The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, will begin Saturday off-season hours Jan. 10, in time for Porter County residents to recycle their once live Christmas trees, wreaths and other organic holiday...

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...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, will begin Saturday off-season hours Jan. 10, 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...

Calling all creatives! The Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County is seeking entries into the first ever Re-Think Art Competition and Exhibition. Anyone aged 15 and older is invited to submit works of art made from 100 percent...

Recycle your Christmas trees, electronics The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, is closed for the season and will reopen Jan. 10, 2015, when it will begin 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday off-season hours in time for Porter County residents to...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County is accepting online registrations for exhibitors to participate in the 2015 Northwest Indiana Earth Day 10th Anniversary Celebration on April 18. The largest free public environmental event...

The last day of the 2014 season for public access to the Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 South 400 West, is Saturday, Dec. 6. During the last week of the season, the Valpo site will be open 9 a.m.to...

The Valparaiso compost site, 2150 W. Lincolnway, and the Boone Grove compost site, 546 S. 400 W., will be closed Thursday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 30, for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Both sites will reopen Monday, Dec. 1. Regular season...

Portage resident Andrea Recktenwall recently completed her coursework in the Master Recycler Program, offered by the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County. Recktenwall was one of 17 graduates who became Master Recycler Interns by...