Replace, recycle smoke detectors every 10 years
Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13, provides a great opportunity to remind residents of the importance of replacing dated smoke detectors.
Master Recyclers create coloring book, mascot for company
When Heidi Koselke of Valparaiso and Deborah Smith of LaCrosse were sponsored by their employer to take the Porter County Master Recycler class, neither one of them anticipated such a colorful conclusion to their experience.
Recycle plastic bags, but not at the curb
Plastic bags should never be placed in your curbside recycling collection in Northwest Indiana. However, plastic bags can be brought to many convenient locations around the area where they will ultimately get recycled.
Punt those pizza boxes out of your recycle bins
If you’re planning a pizza-filled football gathering, think twice before putting those pizza boxes into your curbside recycling bins.
Household hazardous waste collections in your county
Everyone’s got ‘em. You know; those bottles, cans and jars in the basement and garage with chemicals and liquids that you used once and stored for future use. Do you even remember what you have? Perhaps it’s gasoline, oil, pesticides or paint. How old are those products?
