by Lenn Detwiler | Aug 31, 2016 | Adult Outreach, General, Learning Center, Recycling
It’s fall in Indiana. Our beautiful leaves are changing and starting to come down. Many gardens are done growing and it’s time to do a thorough cleanup before the cold weather gets here. Don’t forget you can “recycle” your leaves, twigs, and garden...
by Lenn Detwiler | May 27, 2016 | Adult Outreach, Learning Center, Recycling
THE BASICS OF RECYCLING PLASTICS The basic concept of recycling is easy to grasp: take something that would otherwise be trash and give it a new life as a different product. What can get tricky are recycling rules; especially when it comes to plastics. Plastic is...
by Lenn Detwiler | Apr 18, 2016 | Adult Outreach, General, Learning Center, Recycling
School’s out for summer…well…close enough… It is time for cleaning out desks and lockers and thinking about reducing school supply waste. Before your kiddos dump their folders, notebooks, glue, scissors, pencils, pens, and the like, talk with them about what...
by Lenn Detwiler | Mar 4, 2016 | Household Hazardous Waste, Learning Center, Programs, Recycling
The District will again provide five Tox-Away Days in 2016. The events are an opportunity for Hendricks County residents to properly recycle or dispose of household hazardous wastes, medical sharps, unwanted medicines, tires, appliances, computer components and...
by Lenn Detwiler | Jan 7, 2016 | Adult Outreach, General, Household Hazardous Waste, Latest, Learning Center, Programs, Recycling
Thanks, Hendricks County, for making 2015 a record breaking year for the District’s Tox-Away Day program! Over 4,000 residents utilized the program (more than any previous year). We had our biggest day ever on April 11th at Brownsburg High School when 1,031...
by Lenn Detwiler | Dec 23, 2015 | Adult Outreach, General, Learning Center, Recycling
It’s such a busy time of the year, we’ll get right to the point: The amount of waste American’s produce spikes about 25% between Thanksgiving and Christmas! So, here’s what you need to know about recycling this holiday season…...
