Therese Davis, Executive Director from the Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County, was the speaker for the October 17, 2011 Green Drinks meeting.

1. District’s Mission
To improve the environment and quality
of life for Porter County residents by
providing convenient, voluntary waste
reduction programs.
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2. District Services
• Education
• Drop Off Recycling Sites
• Household Hazardous Waste Collections
• Organics Composting
• Electronics Recycling
• Battery Recycling
• Event Recycling
• “Adopt A County Road” Administrator
• Annual Events:
• Northwest Indiana Earth Day Celebration
• “One Stop Drop” Collection
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3. Education
• Classroom presentations
• Available to all Porter County schools
• Adult presentations
• Civic groups
• Classes
• Backyard Composting
• Rain Barrel
• Special events participant
• Business waste consultations
• Website, E newsletter, advertising
& brochures “Glen the Garbologist”

4. Drop-Off Recycling Items
CO-MINGLED BOXES
 Glass - Clear, green, brown bottles and jars
 Metal - Aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans
only
 Plastic – All hard containers labeled with
#1 through #7 in the chasing arrows
(NO STYROFOAM!)

5. Drop-Off Recycling Items
PAPER OR FIBER BOXES
 Newspaper
 Mixed paper
 Catalogues
 Phone books
 Junk mail
 Cardboard
 Paperboard
 Magazines

6. Household Hazardous Waste accepted
 Mercury devices
 Expired Medications
 Metal polish
 Oil based paints, paint thinner
 Nail polish and remover
 Insect spray, pesticides, flea
spray
 Pool chemicals
 Batteries
 Used motor oil
 Wood stripper

7. Organic Composting
 Organic yard waste drop off compost sites
 Open eight months per year
 Only organic yard waste accepted
 Finished compost and wood grindings available - free to Porter
County residents
 Current locations
 Valparaiso – 2150 W. Lincolnway
 Boone Grove – 546 S. 400 West
 Visit website for hours
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8. Electronics Recycling
 Many types of electronic equipment accepted
 Drop off location at Valparaiso Compost Site
 Visit website for hours
Battery Recycling
• Multiple locations throughout county where residents can
drop off household batteries for recycling
• Visit web site for locations
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9. Event Recycling
 Collecting recyclables at events is simple
and easy.
 The ClearStream recycling collection
containers provided by the Recycling &
Waste Reduction District allow for easy
collection of recyclables at any type of
event.
 Coordinate pick up time for the recycling
containers with the District at 219-465-
3695.
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10. “Adopt A County Road” Program
 Volunteer & civic groups commit to cleaning county roads
 Sponsored by following Porter County agencies:
 RWRD
 Environmental Department
 Commissioners
 Highway Department
 Sheriff’s Department
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11. Annual Events
 Northwest Indiana Earth Day
 “One Stop Drop” Collection
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12. District Board Citizens Advisory
Chairman Committee
John Evans
Chairman
Jim Spencer
Vice Chairman
Sue Lynch Vice Chairman
Tony Reid
Nancy Adams
Jon Costas Walt Breitinger
Karen Conover Duane Davison
Carol Knoblock Jeanette Hicks
Kathy Matthew
Olga Velazquez
Jim Metros
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