Elkhart County Solid Waste Management District

01/22/2021

We are excited to announce our Green Schools Initiative program continues for its fifth semester. K-12 schools in Elkhart County can complete recycling related challenges (including several virtual/hybrid challenges) and receive cash prizes! Visit https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/recycling-education to learn more.
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Elkhart Community Schools Goshen Community Schools Baugo Community Schools Fairfield Community Schools Wa-Nee Community Schools Middlebury Community Schools Concord Community Schools

09/30/2020

09/21/2020

The Green Schools Initiative is a great way for K-12 schools to educate students about recycling and earn cash prizes while doing so! Is your school one of the 12 signed up? ..... If not there is still time to join in! Visit https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/recycling-education to learn more.

09/16/2020

Sign ups for the Leaf Collection Competition end on Friday! Don't miss your opportunity to sign up and earn your share of $50K in prize money for collecting leaves. To learn more visit https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/leaf-collection-competition.

09/14/2020

After partnering with many public and private school districts, we are excited to announce our Green Schools Initiative program continues for its fourth semester. More information on rules, prizes and challenges can be found at https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/recycling-education.

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Elkhart Community Schools Goshen Community Schools Concord Community Schools Fairfield Community Schools Wa-Nee Community Schools Middlebury Community Schools Baugo Community Schools

09/01/2020

Sign up --> collect leaves --> bring them to the Landfill --> earn money in the Elkhart County Leaf Collection Competition!
Sign ups close on September 18 so sign up early.
https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/leaf-collection-competition

08/18/2020

The Elkhart County Leaf Collection Competition is a great way for groups to earn money, while helping the community and staying socially distant. Up to 25 teams will be competing for their share of $50,000 in prize money! To learn more and sign up, visit https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/leaf-collection-competition.

08/10/2020

Sign ups open TODAY for the 2020 Elkhart County Leaf Collection Competition! Up to 25 teams will be collecting leaves and competing for their share of $50,000 in prize money. If you are looking for an opportunity to make some money while helping our community, visit https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/leaf-collection-competition to learn more.

02/18/2020

Help us pick a name for our recycling awareness campaign by completing a short survey! Three participants will be randomly selected to receive some promotional items from the campaign after it launches :)

https://forms.gle/BNG98YRfdnKySXmYA

Here's some more information about the campaign:
The Elkhart County Solid Waste Management District is planning to launch an awareness campaign about residential recycling. We want to use the campaign so that everybody knows what items can and what items cannot be recycled. Cardboard, newspaper, milk jugs, aluminum cans, detergent containers, and water bottles are six main materials that can be recycled.

The Elkhart County Solid Waste Management District is planning to launch an awareness campaign about residential recycling. We want to use the campaign so that everybody knows what items can and what items cannot be recycled. Cardboard, newspaper, milk jugs, aluminum cans, detergent containers, and....

02/10/2020

Do you know of an Elkhart County school that should participate in our Green Schools Initiative program this semester? Encourage them to sign up!
For more information: https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/recycling-education

11/25/2019

Our leaf collection competition teams have collected 105 TONS of leaves so far ... and they still have eleven days left! If you live in unincorporated Elkhart County, there are still teams collecting, so be sure to reach out! // https://www.elkhartcountyswmd.com/leaf-collection-competition

11/15/2019

The Recycling Simplified Education Program contains everything you need to teach your students about recycling. You’ll find step-by-step lesson plans and supporting materials including activities, videos, student certificates, and handouts for students to bring home.