by Marianne Peters | Jun 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
News about our climate change speaker, the County fair, and more! You can find it here!
by Marianne Peters | May 25, 2018 | Adult Outreach, Open Burning, Recycling, Reduce, Trash/Waste, Uncategorized
Depot patrons who tell me they burn their trash are often surprised when I remind them that open trash burning is illegal in Indiana. Illegal, as in “against the law.” The most common response I receive is “We’ve burned our trash for fifty years!” And that’s...
by Marianne Peters | Mar 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Find out all the latest news about the Recycle Depot right here!
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 | 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 | Aug 8, 2017 | Batteries, Household Hazardous Waste, Sustainable Living, Uncategorized
At the Recycle Depot, we collect tons of batteries every year. In fact, in 2016, we collected over eight tons! In case you’re wondering, that is the equivalent of eight African elephants. Before I worked at the Depot, batteries were a part of my everyday life, but I...
