Learning Center - Hendricks County Recycling District

A New Tox-Away Day Record!

Apr 21, 2015

Saturday, April 11th was our first Tox-Away Day for the year and it was our biggest day ever! The weather was beautiful and, thanks to many Hendricks County residents dedicated to doing the right thing with their household chemicals, medicines, tires, appliances and electronics, we were able to help 1,031 participants during the five hour event.

Clean the Green Way

Apr 20, 2015

Spring is here! Maybe you are finding yourself in a cleaning mood. Stop! Before you scrub that floor, wipe down those walls or dust the furniture, we want you to be aware of a few things. This information is important to your health and the health of the environment. Read the ingredients listed on the back of one of your household cleaners. Can you pronounce them all? Do you know what they are? Do you know what the environmental and health risks of those ingredients are?

Eco-friendly Painting

Mar 23, 2015

It’s getting warmer, birds are singing and things are looking greener. Sounds like a good love song, doesn’t it? We all appreciate the sights and sounds of spring. Everything is coming to life after a long, sleepy winter. Take hold of that fresh feeling as you do...

Thank You from the Bottom of our Hearts & Soles!

Feb 27, 2015

The District recently coordinated its fifth annual “Recycle: Heart and Sole” county-wide shoe reuse collection event. “Recycle: Heart and Sole” collects clean-gently used shoes from participating schools and donates them to charities in need. This year Boone and...

The Environmental Brew-haha with Coffee

Feb 11, 2015

The Environmental Brew-haha with Coffee Let’s face it; between filters, single use brew pods, coffee grounds and polystyrene cups, your morning caffeine jolt can make a lot waste! If your coffee craving is leaving you feeling a little trashy, here are some suggestions...

Jan 29, 2015

Refuse to Make Refuse... Dare to Repair! We have all heard the three R’s: reduce, reuse, and recycle. One very important “R” that gets left out is "Repair." In 2014, the Hendricks County Solid Waste District’s Tox-Away Days collected 96,363 pounds of appliances and...

A Look Back at 2014

Jan 16, 2015

Now that 2015's underway, we've had a chance to look back at the work we did last year and tabulate the results. OUTREACH & EDUCATION Environmental education is the cornerstone of what we do. Each year, nearly 10,000 Hendricks County students receive interactive,...

Season’s Greenings

Jan 16, 2015

Americans throw more away during the holidays than at any other time! In fact, when you consider the food waste, disposable plates, plastic cups, boxes, wrapping paper and packing peanuts that will all get trashed, your holiday spirit can end up in the dumps, too....

Burning Questions

Jan 16, 2015

A telltale sign that it's fall in Indiana is the smell of burning leaves. But, did you know that simply raking leaves into a pile and burning them is against the law? This is an important quality of life issue that impacts public safety and public health. Below we...

What a Difference!

Oct 8, 2014

Hendricks County schools are setting the pace when it comes to keeping waste out of the landfill. Students, teachers and administrators are working together to incorporate environmental education into their school days. And they aren't just talking the talk, they...