Recycle Porter County

06/18/2026

TWO DAYS AWAY!! ⚠️✨️⚠️

From the next Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2026!

Join us this Saturday, June 20th, 2026 from 9-2pm at Chesterton High School to properly discard your hazardous waste.

This can include pesticides, herbicides, and others.

NO LATEX PAINT WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THESE COLLECTIONS FOR 2026.

NO ELECTRONICS EITHER :)

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

See you soon, Porter County!

06/18/2026

✨️♻️ HUGE SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU!! ♻️✨️

With it being National Waste & Recycling Workers week on top of all of this storm damage occurring throughout NWI... we wanted to say a HUGE THANK YOU and shout out all of those who have been working to help clean up our area of storm debris!

The photos you see are storm debris that have been brought into our compost sites in Porter County.

Shout Out:
- Portage Indiana Government Page
- Ogden Dunes, Indiana
- Town of Hebron
- Town of Kouts
- Town of Chesterton
- Valparaiso Now
- Burns Harbor
- Town of Pines

We hope everyone is staying safe during this wild weather!

06/18/2026

THIS SATURDAY!! ♻

HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE collection this Saturday, June 20 at Chesterton High School

Recycle Porter County is hosting its next Household Hazardous Waste collection event from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m this Saturday, June 20, at Chesterton High School, 2125 S. 11th St.

Participants are asked to enter from 11th Street.

Porter County residents are encouraged to safely dispose of products containing corrosive, toxic, ignitable or reactive substances. Common household hazardous waste items include anti-freeze, motor oil, batteries (household annd automotive), fluorescent bulbs, deck stains, pool chemicals, pesticides, and household smoke detectors.

Folks may also drop off medical sharps, including diabetic needles, blood lancets, insulin pens, epi-pens, syringes, expired over-the-counter medicines, and non-narcotic prescriptions.

Items NOT accepted at this event: Electronics, LATEX PAINTS, grill propane cylinders, and large containers over 55 gallons in size.

JUST A REMINDER: Household Hazardous Waste collection events are open to any Porter County households only, not businesses.

For more information contact the Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County at:
219-465-3694 or [email protected]

ACCEPTED HHW ITEMS

*Aerosol cans.
*Alcohol-based lotions.
*Ammonia-based cleaners.
*Ammunition.
*Antifreeze.
*Asbestos.
*Auto body filler.
*Auto paint.
*Bathroom cleaners.
*Batteries (household and automotive.)
*Car wax with solvent.
*Cooking oil.
*Corrosives.
*Diesel.
*Disinfectants.
*Drain cleaners.
*Driveway sealant.
*Dry-cleaning solvents.
*Expired medications in original containers (controlled substances not accepted).
*Fire extinguishers.
*Flares.
*Floor care products.
*Fluorescent tubes (taped together).
*Fuel-oil based.
*Fungicides.
*Gasoline.
*Gun-cleaning solvents.
*Herbicides.
*Insecticides.
*Kerosene.
*Lighter fluid.
*Medical sharps and needles (place in hard plastic bottles).
*Mercury-containing projects (CFLs, thermometers, thermostats, etc.).
*Metal polish.
*Moth balls.
*Nail polish.
*Nail polish remover.
*Oil.
*Oven cleaners.
*Oil-based paint ONLY (NO latex paint accepted in 2026).
*Paint brush cleaner with solvent or TSP.
*Paint stripper.
*Paint thinner.
*Pesticides.
*Photographic chemicals.
*Poisons.
*Primer.
*Rodenticide.
*Rust remover.
*Septic tank degreasers.
*Small helium tanks.
*Small propane cylinders.
*Smoke detectors.
*Swimming pool chemicals.
*Thinners and solvents.
*Toilet bowl cleaners.
*Va**ng supplies.

HHW ITEMS NOT ACCPETED

*Commercial hazardous waste.
*Compressed gas cylinders.
*Containers larger than 30 gallons.
*Controlled medications.
*Electronics.
*Fireworks (commercial grade).
*Latex paint.
*Medical waste other than medicines and sharps.
*Large propane cylinders (BBQ).
*Radioactive materials.

06/17/2026

THREE DAYS AWAY!! 🚨🔥🚨

From the next Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2026!

Join us this Saturday, June 20th, 2026 from 9-2pm at Chesterton High School to properly discard your hazardous waste.

Did you know that this can include old moth balls?

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

See you Saturday, Porter County!

06/16/2026

FOUR DAYS AWAY!! 🚨🔥🚨

From the next Household Hazardous Waste Collection of 2026!

Join us this Saturday, June 20th, 2026 from 9-2pm at Chesterton High School to properly discard your hazardous waste.

This can include old smoke detectors, fire extinguishers, batteries, and more.

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

See you Saturday, Porter County!

06/15/2026

🚨📢 ALERT ALERT, OUR NEXT HHW IS THIS SATURDAY!! 5 DAYS AWAY!!

Be there this Saturday, June 20th, 2026 from 9-2pm at the Chesterton High School to properly dispose of your Household Hazardous Waste!

NO LATEX PAINT WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS COLLECTION. Latex Paints will be accepted on a Special Paint Recycling Day in October (October 17th, 2026)

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

See you this Saturday!!

06/11/2026

CHOOSE YOUR ✨️🛠 FIXER 🛠✨️

Our next Fix-It Fair is on Saturday, June 20th from 10am-1pm at the Valparaiso Public Library

Sign-up on our website (linked in bio) to register your item that needs fixing! (items MUST be registered to attend!)

At every Fix-It Fair we have TALENTED fixers who volunteer their time to help fix your items for FREE!! (looking at you Porter County Residents)

Any questions?! COMMENT BELOW + choose your FIXER! 🩵

06/09/2026

SEEKING VOLUNTEERS 🩷

As the summer season approaches, we are thrilled go announce some engaging outreach events dealing with our food scraps program that we need YOUR help at!

Volunteers will assist with setting up and breaking down booth set-ups, guiding attendees through food waste information, collecting food waste, helping compost the collected food waste, and more! 🍎

Interested volunteers are encouraged to email [email protected] to get more information on how to volunteer at these events!

✨️ Any questions? Comment below or call 219-465-3694 ✨️

06/08/2026

You're glad to not have to smell THIS!! 😷🍌🍎

Check it out :: Here is a behind the scenes of where your food waste goes !!

Once you've put it in the food waste bins, we collect them and take them to our small composting site. There the food waste is mixed into piles with mulch (helping dry out the very wet food scraps) to sit and slowly decompose!

Sneha (the lady on the right in the photo) is our new Food Waste Manager! She will be the one monitoring the piles and the bins you put your scraps in... GIRL POWER!

If you're interested in ✨️ volunteering ✨️ with us to help with the food waste processing, please reach out either emailing [email protected] or calling us at 219-465-3694

The food scraps may have an interesting smell to them, but the finished compost smells DIVINE!! 🫶

06/08/2026

HHW SEASON CONTINUES WITH OUR NEXT COLLECTION!! 📢⚠️📢

Saturday, JUNE 20th, 2026
9-2pm
Chesterton High School

Porter County Residents!! Do not miss out on our third of seven (7) Household Hazardous Waste Collections of 2026! 🚨

NEW : WE ARE NOT ACCEPTING LATEX PAINTS THIS YEAR AT THE HHW EVENTS. We have a special latex paint 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 ⬇️