by Marianne Peters | Jan 30, 2018 | Community Projects, Food Waste, Local Heroes, Reduce
Recently we learned about a new food waste reduction program started by Charles Mahoney, a senior at Culver Academies. You can read more about it here! Charles is helping his school divert extra food into microwaveable meals that are shared with Meals on Wheels and...
by Marianne Peters | Dec 29, 2017 | Batteries, General, Household Hazardous Waste, Recycling, Uncategorized
As of January 1st, the Recycle Depot will stop taking alkaline batteries. Like latex paint, they are non-hazardous and costly for us to recycle. We are encouraging our customers to ease away from disposable one-time-use batteries and try rechargeable batteries....
by Marianne Peters | Dec 18, 2017 | Adult Outreach, Batteries, Director's Blog, General, Household Hazardous Waste, Paint, Recycling, Trash/Waste
The new year is nearly here, and we are making a few changes at the Depot starting January 1st. Here’s a brief outline, but the changes will be going up on the website soon. Starting January 1, 2018: Car and truck passenger tires off the rim will cost $2. (All...
by Marianne Peters | Nov 30, 2017 | Batteries, Depot Dispatch, Environmental Education, General, paper shredding, Recycling, School and Youth Programs, Uncategorized
Here’s the Depot Dispatch for December! News about the Grateful Shred, a new alkaline battery policy, and pictures of fun educational programs from last month!
by Marianne Peters | Nov 28, 2017 | Calendar
Just a reminder that we will be open Saturday mornings, December 2 and 16, for regular recycling and haz. waste drop-off. We will be closed on Christmas Day and the day (Dec. 25-26) after so our employees can celebrate the holiday with their families. We will also be...
by Marianne Peters | Nov 27, 2017 | Community Projects, Identity Theft, Latest, paper recycling, paper shredding
Clear your paper clutter in time for the holidays and beat identity theft at the same time! Visit the Marshall County Recycle Depot on December 2, 2015, from 8:00 – 12 noon for the Grateful Shred, the Marshall County Solid Waste District’s annual shredding event...
by Marianne Peters | Nov 17, 2017 | Adult Outreach, Community Projects, General, Recycling
Plastic grocery bags are everywhere. While many of us try to reuse or recycle them, lots of bags end up polluting ditches, clinging to fence rows, or blowing in the breeze like plastic tumbleweeds. Even the companies who do curbside recycling don’t like...
by Marianne Peters | Oct 19, 2017 | Household Hazardous Waste
One of the toughest clean-up jobs for families is tackling a deceased relative’s chemicals, especially if the relative in question had hobbies or a profession that required unusual laboratory chemicals or now-banned materials. This week we helped a couple unpack...
by Marianne Peters | Oct 6, 2017 | Recycling, Trash, Trash/Waste
Have you ever wondered where your trash goes? Here’s a great opportunity to find out for yourself! Republic Services is offering an Open House on October 11, 10-2 p.m. at their County Line Landfill facility, 7922 N. Old U. S. Highway 31, Argos. Lunch will be...