What an awesome summer we're experiencing in Indiana!  We hope you've gotten out with your family and friends and enjoyed some of the best that nature has to offer here in Hendricks County and beyond.  It is so important to get to know nature in our own community. ...

RECYCLING UPDATES!   Things are always changing in the world of recycling.  New innovations and technologies continually create uses and end markets for materials that might otherwise be thrown in the landfill or incinerated.  So, let's take a look at a couple...

WASTE REDUCTION: ORIOLE STYLE   Each year the District offers grants to community organizations that wish to reduce waste through innovative reuse, recycling and environmentally sound practices.   Over the years we have proudly supported some great projects...

School Locker Cleanout   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,...

Grasscycling:  Easier for You, Better for the Environment   Mother Earth is the ultimate recycler--she's been at it for a very long time and we should follow her lead, especially when it comes to plant matter.   Leaves, twigs, weeds and all manner of living...

Guide to Being Green Waste Reduction, Reuse and Recycling in Hendricks County Keeping residents informed about waste reduction, recycling and disposal options is the most important role the Hendricks County Solid Waste Management District fills.  To that end, the...

WOW! 2013 WAS A GREAT YEAR FOR RECYCLING IN HENDRICKS COUNTY! HERE ARE THE RAW NUMBERS: Over 1,500 tons of paper was recycled through the Paper Retriever (those green and yellow bins at schools & churches) program in 2013. 500 tons of paper & cardboard...

If you think about it, ordering blueprints for a home or other structure online is a powerful metaphor for what is happening all over the world. People are using the information they find on the Web to do more for themselves. A DIY (do it yourself) movement has...