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What IS the Lake County Solid
Waste
Management District you ask??
The Lake County Solid Waste Management District was
established on February 5, 1991 when the Indiana State Legislature enacted House
Bill 1240 requiring counties to form solid waste management districts. Lake
County as a single-county district has developed a comprehensive plan of
education, recycling assistance and technical assistance for both industry and
the public to reduce waste by 50% by 2001, a statewide goal.
The District developed a comprehensive solid waste management
plan that will protect the environment and fulfill the statewide waste reduction
goals. To accomplish these objectives, the district has identified and designed
programs to educate and promote the importance of the three R's: Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle.
Such programs are Environmental Education for
Schools, the Enviromobile, Household
Hazardous Waste Program and Drop-Off Recycling Centers and Appliance and Tire
Program. In addition to education and recycling programs, the District provides
each municipality in Lake County with recycling grants.
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