Drop-Off Recycling

Drop-Off Recycling containers are for Porter County residents only. No commercial or small business recycling permitted.

Locations:

• Boone Grove Fire Department, 319 West 550 South, Valparaiso
• Burns Harbor Street Department, 310 Navajo Trail
• Chesterton, 1600 Pioneer Trail (Strack & VanTil)
• Hebron Municipal Building, 125 N. Main St.
• Kouts Town Garage, 406 S. Kouts. St.
• Portage, Willowcreek Middle School, 5962 Central Ave.
• Valparaiso, 2168 W. U.S. 30 (Strack & VanTil)

Accepted Materials:

• Cardboard - Flatten all boxes
• Paper - Magazines, junk mail, newspaper, office paper, envelopes, file folders, cereal boxes, cake mix boxes, paper back books, phone books, mixed paper; bundle and place in paper bag before dropping off
• Glass - Clear, green, or brown bottles and jars; rinse. It is no longer necessary to remove the labels. Lids and labels can be left on.
  
• Metal - Aluminum, steel and bi-metal cans ONLY: pop cans, soup cans, coffee cans. Cans should be empty and labels can be left on.
  
• Plastic - #1 - 7 (excluding 6), such as milk jugs, soda bottles, detergent containers, shampoo bottles, water bottles, cooking oil bottles, peanut butter jars, milk and juice jugs, margarine/butter tubs, yogurt cups, ketchup bottles, household cleaners and coffee creamers. Lids should be on and secured! Please rinse and flatten. What do these codes mean?

Tips:

• Leave caps on plastic and glass bottles and jars.
• No plastic bags. Instead, take them to recovery programs like those at WalMart and Jewel.
• Shredded paper is acceptable, but must be contained in paper bags.
• Aseptic packages, or waxy containers/boxes, are okay to recycle.
• No aerosol cans.

Materials NOT Accepted:

• No self-stick labels, gum/candy wrappers, tissue paper, waxed paper, paper cups, paper towels, shredded paper, used paper plates, pizza boxes. No fiber soiled with food waste.
• Glass - No window glass, plate glass, dishes, ceramics, light bulbs or mirror, or Pyrex.
• Wood - No pallets or construction lumber
• Hazardous Waste - No motor oil, paint, automotive batteries, antifreeze or liquids of any kinds
• Plastics - No STYROFOAM (packing peanuts, carry-out containers), CD/DVD cases, plastic silverware, film plastics (plastic bags, saran wrap, shrink wrap, bubble wrap), Solo cups, prescription bottles, vinyl siding, swimming pool liners or children's pools
• Metal - No scrap metal, appliances or aluminum siding, aerosol cans or aluminum foil.
  
• Household Items - No clothing, shoes or furniture
• Vinyl siding
• Tires