by Marianne Peters | Jul 23, 2018 | Adult Outreach, Director's Blog, Environmental Education, Recycling, Reduce, Trash/Waste
By now, you may have heard the U. S. recycling industry has hit a speed bump. In the last couple of years, our biggest recyclable materials importer, China, has shifted a lot of its manufacturing to other Asian countries. It no longer requires as much raw material as...
by Marianne Peters | May 25, 2018 | Adult Outreach, Open Burning, Recycling, Reduce, Trash/Waste, Uncategorized
Depot patrons who tell me they burn their trash are often surprised when I remind them that open trash burning is illegal in Indiana. Illegal, as in “against the law.” The most common response I receive is “We’ve burned our trash for fifty years!” And that’s... by Marianne Peters | Dec 18, 2017 | Adult Outreach, Batteries, Director's Blog, General, Household Hazardous Waste, Paint, Recycling, Trash/Waste
The new year is nearly here, and we are making a few changes at the Depot starting January 1st. Here’s a brief outline, but the changes will be going up on the website soon. Starting January 1, 2018: Car and truck passenger tires off the rim will cost $2. (All... by Marianne Peters | Oct 6, 2017 | Recycling, Trash, Trash/Waste
Have you ever wondered where your trash goes? Here’s a great opportunity to find out for yourself! Republic Services is offering an Open House on October 11, 10-2 p.m. at their County Line Landfill facility, 7922 N. Old U. S. Highway 31, Argos. Lunch will be...