Recycle Porter County

10/15/2026

Sooo… how many of us have a drawer full of old electronics that we don’t use anymore?? Or don’t know what to do with?

Well you’re in luck!! Because YESTERDAY was INTERNATIONAL E-WASTE DAY!! ⚡️💡🔌📸📲📸🔌💡⚡️

DON'T FORGET!!
One way is to keep e-waste out of landfills and RECYCLE IT at ANY ofthe Porter County Compost Sites 💛!!!

We are raising awareness of electrical waste and promoting the responsible management of e-waste at the end of its service life.

✨➡️✨Swipe through our graphics to learn more about e-waste and the ways in which we can take care of our planet.

10/12/2026

Tire Fees may apply to this weekends Latex Paint + Tire Collection at the Expo Center.

See photo for details!

10/09/2026

🍁♻️🍂 That's a RECYCLING FACT! 🍂♻️🍁

You have beautiful eyes, when you RECYCLE CORRECTLY BASED ON YOUR AREA!

We DO NOT want to see any STYROFOAM in your curbside recycling, no no, we do LOVE seeing plastic water bottles though!

Shoutout to all fans of Over the Garden Wall! 🐸

Have another wonderful fall weekend 💙

10/09/2026

TOMORROW!!! Last HHW of 2026!!!

HHW SEASON - LAST COLLECTION OF 2026!! 📢⚠️📢

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10TH, 2026
9am-2pm
Neighbors' Educational Opportunities Building in Portage
(5201 US-6)

Porter County Residents!! Do not miss out on our LAST Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2026! 🚨

NEW : WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING LATEX PAINTS THIS YEAR AT THE HHW EVENTS. We have a special latex paint + tire recycling event on October 17th, 2026. But other than that, NO LATEX PAINT. (spray paints, paint thinners, paint st*****rs, and stains are OK to bring).

This FREE collection event helps Porter County residents to properly dispose of hazardous waste that can be found in your homes. Examples include cleaning supplies, oils, chemicals, fertilizers, and more which can pose significant risks to our ecosystems and wildlife if not handled correctly.

Check out PorterCountyRecycling.org to find the full list of accepted and non-accepted items.

Thank you! Any questions? Comment Below ⬇️

10/09/2026

🚨📢 ALERT ALERT, OUR LAST HHW OF 2026 IS TOMORROW!!

Saturday, October 10th, 2026
9-2pm
Neighbors' Educational Opportunities Building (5201 US-6, Portage)

NO LATEX PAINT OR TIRES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS COLLECTION. Latex Paints and Tires will be accepted at our Latex Paint + Tire Recycling Event on the next weekend (October 17th, 2026) *more info on this pinned to our profile*

Please check our website for accepted and not accepted items for this collection (website linked in our bio).

See you TOMORROW, PORTER COUNTY!

10/07/2026

THREE DAYS AWAY!! 🚨🔥🚨

From the LAST Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2026!

SATURDAY, October 10th, 2026
9am-2pm
Neighbors' Educational Opportunities Building
(5201 US-6, Portage)

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

See you Saturday, Porter County!

10/06/2026

FOOD WASTE PRINCESS TRANSFORMATION! ✨️🍎👑🍎✨️

Only the Recycling District of Porter County can take your old food scraps and turn them into.... A PRINCESS... I mean BEAUTIFUL COMPOST PILES! ✨️👑✨️

It may not be food waste prevention week anymore, but we are still collecting food scraps throughout Porter County! 🍉🍒🥦🍇🍎

Today is the LAST DAY to drop off your food scraps at the Valparaiso Market.

But our 2026-2027 winter drop-off sites are as follows:

🍎 Banta Center 24/7 Drop-Off (605 Beech Street, Valparaiso)

🍎 Town of Chesterton 24/7 Drop-Off (1490 Broadway, Chesterton)

🍎 Tuesdays from 9am-1pm Drop-Off Site at Indiana Avenue near Central Park Plaza

Happy Composting!