Why should I recycle?
Save energy: Throwing away an aluminum can wastes as much energy as
pouring out a can half-filled with gasoline.
Recover valuable resources: A 2-liter pop bottle can be recycled into
another pop bottle, a T-shirt, carpeting, a park bench or playground equipment.
Generate less pollution: Making paper from recycled paper reduces the
pollution involved in the paper-making process by 95 percent.
Conserve landfill space: Lake County produces and buries over 686
thousand tons of garbage each year.
General recycling rules:
- Drop-off sites require materials to be separated, curbside services do
not.
- Scrape or rinse food residue from containers.
- Drain containers well.
- Labels do not need to be removed from any containers.
- Flatten containers to save space.
- Remove all lids. Throw away plastic lids and recycle steel lids.
- Bundle newspapers in brown paper bags.
When in doubt, throw it out... It only takes one bottle in a load of
250,000 to contaminate the entire load and make it impossible to recycle. Please
follow recycling guidelines.
Where do I recycle in Lake County?:
Recycling Options
Outside city limits: Residents who live outside any municipality has the
option to use one of our drop-off recycling
centers or to contract with various recycling haulers throughout the county
for a monthly fee, look in the yellow pages under Garbage and Rubbish Removal.
Within City Limits: Lake County municipalities offer regular curbside
pick up of recyclable materials, most programs are weekly and on the same
day as garbage pick up. Residents can contact thier city/town hall for
specifics.
Buy-Back Centers:
Indiana Iron & Metal Co.
219-931-4200 |
Metro Recycling
219-922-1830 |
Office Recycling: Businesses can contact the District for assistance. Businesses may
also contact a recycling hauler for the same service.
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