Recycle Porter County

09/01/2026

⚠️ this plane flew SO LOW it almost hit us!!! ⚠️

JOIN US THIS THURSDAY for our WEEKDAY HHW!!

September 3rd, 2026 from 9am-2pm at the Porter County Expo Center .... Dispose of your Household Hazardous Waste with us!

You have Household Hazardous Waste at home.. don't just throw it away and contaminate our already overflowing landfills... recycle it properly with us!

don't know what is a household hazardous material? check out our website or our pinned posts to learn more!

08/31/2026

THREE DAYS AWAY!! 🚨🔥🚨

From the next WEEKDAY Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2026!

Join us this THURSDAY, September 3rd, 2026 from 9-2pm at the Porter County Expo Center to properly discard your hazardous waste!

Check out the full list of accepted and not accepted items on our website (linked in the bio!)

See you Thursday, Porter County!

08/27/2026

COMPOST SITES TO REOPEN ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH

The Portage, Valparaiso, and Boone Grove Compost Sites will REOPEN for Porter County residents ONLY at 8am on Friday, August 28th.

Starting Friday, August 28th, the compost site hours will resume Mon-Sat.

NEW INFORMATION !!

Going forward, we will be checking ID's and documenting the names + addresses from those who drop off materials at all of our compost sites.

Please be patient with us as this is a new system! Names and addresses MUST be legible.

We wanted to thank everyone for their patience this week while we sorted out the storm debris and made room to collect more! ✨️

We are sending our thoughts out to everyone during this time!

We are here to help as much as we can! 🩵

08/25/2026

COMPOST SITE UPDATES, PLEASE READ 💚

Our compost sites are NEAR CAPACITY and cannot accept additional storm debris at this moment. To relieve that pressure, the County will be announcing additional drop-off sites as soon as possible where residents can bring storm-related vegetation.

COMPOST SITE UPDATES:

✨️ The Portage Compost Site will be CLOSED Wednesday, August 26th and Thursday, August 27th.

✨️ The Valparaiso Compost Site will be open but will not be accepting any organic materials starting Wednesday, August 26th through Thursday, August 27th.
The site will NOT TAKE BRUSH, YARD WASTE, LOGS. ETC related to the storm.
The site WILL be open for drop-off recycling, electronic, light bulb, and battery recycling.
THERE IS ALSO NO LOADING FOR MULCH THIS WEEK.

✨️ Boone Grove Compost Site is business as usual for the moment .

CONTRACTORS OR RESIDENTS: can contact either Duneland Materials (219-364-0030) or Crisman Sand Company (219-462-3114) for material dumping for a cost.

08/24/2026

Our compost sites are still open for dropping-off storm debris.

FYI - we will NOT be loading any materials this week due to the surplus of people at the sites daily. This means we will not be loading mulch for residents.

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Recycling District compost sites are OPEN and accepting brush from Aug 11 storm

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County (RWRD) is reporting that all three of its public compost sites are open and accepting brush from the Aug. 11 storm.

If you’re a Porter County resident, you may bring your tree limbs and branches, brush, and leaf debris to any of these three compost sites:

*VALPARAISO, 2150 W. Lincolnway. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

*PORTAGE, 6451 U.S. 12. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

*BOONE GROVE, 546S 400W. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

OTHER RESOURCES

*Call Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (SBDR) at 330-690-4883 for assistance in cutting debris in your yard or community. PLEASE NOTE: SBDR is NOT able to haul your debris, just cut it.

*For a fee, the Crisman Sand Company (219-462-3114) and Duneland Materials (219-364-0030) will take your storm debris. Call for rates and hours of operation.

08/24/2026

Shout-Out to the Chesterton Fire Department.

Remember to RECYCLE those water bottle after using them!

(you can NOT recycle the plastic film that wraps around all of the bottles)

FREE water remains available at CFD

Cases of FREE water remain available at the Chesterton Fire Department, 702 Broadway.

Enter behind the CFD station house from North Eighth Street, then exit on Broadway.

It’s self-serve! If you need a case, grab one!

08/19/2026

CHECK IT OUT: the Town of Chesterton put together a great resource for those seeking help with storm debris and storm damage clean-up!

Reach out to your local city councils, trustees office, or the county commissioners to seek avenues for help during this time.

OUR COMPOST SITES ARE STILL OPEN AND TAKING MATERIALS FROM ALL PORTER COUNTY RESIDENTS!

Our prayers are going out to everyone affected 💚

Folks in unincorporated Porter County should contact their County Commissioner to request storm recovery assistance

The Town of Chesterton—both the Street Department and the Public Affairs Liaison—has received multiple requests from property owners in unincorporated Liberty Township for assistance in the clearance and removal of tree debris.

The Town of Chesterton, however, is unable to extend its operations outside its corporate limits, for two reasons in particular:

*The Street Department is projecting full recovery in the Town of Chesterton to take weeks or even several months. It doesn’t have the apparatus, the manpower, or the time to devote to tree-clearing or brush collection in unincorporated Porter County.

*Town of Chesterton residents pay a bimonthly brush collection charge as part of their refuse and recycling fee and the Street Department isn’t in a position to subsidize brush collection in unincorporated Porter County.

The Town of Chesterton is urging the residents of unincorporated areas to contact instead their Porter County Commissioner for assistance.

*DISTRICT 3 (NORTH) comprising Westchester, Liberty, Jackson, Pine, and Portage townships: JIM BIGGS. Call 219-465-3361 or email jim.biggs at portercountyin.gov

*DISTRICT 2 (CENTER) comprising Center, Washington, and Union townships: BARB REGNITZ. Call 219-465-3354 or email [email protected]

*DISTRICT 3 (SOUTH) comprising Boone, Morgan, Pleasant, and Porter townships: ED MORALES. CALL 465-3349 or email [email protected]

CLEAN FILL SITES IN PORTER COUNTY

Folks looking to dispose of tree debris—stumps, brush, tree limbs, chainsawed logs—may do so at three clean-fill sites in Porter County:

*VALPARAISO COMPOST SITE—operated by the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County—at 2150 W. Lincolnway, Valparaiso. Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Disposal of tree debris is FREE to Porter County residents at this site.

*CRISMAN SAND COMPANY at 736N 400E in Jackson Township. Call 219-462-3114 for rates and hours of operation. This is NOT a free service.

*DUNELAND MATERIALS LLC off C.R. 325N between C.R. 550W and C.R. 475W in Union Township. Call 219-746-1872 for rates and hours of operation. This is NOT a free service.

08/14/2026