WARSAW — For avid recyclers who aren’t sure what to do with plastic or metal bottle caps, Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser said the solution is simple — put the lid back on and let the lid stay with the bottle. Ganser said bottle caps are just as recyclable as the bottles they …read more.

WARSAW — The KC Recycling Depot has announced a new recycling fee. Starting Sept. 1, there will be a flat $10 fee for flat screen TVs and $5 for flat screen monitors. The KC Recycling Depot, 220 S Union St., Warsaw, is a nonprofit waste collection agency that sends collected waste by the trailer load …read more.

Dear Editor, Garbage and recycling are hot topics lately. Not all countries have good solid waste practices and those that don’t are often riddled with disease and sickness. I am very thankful I live in a county that offers healthy, safe garbage and recycling services. I recently witnessed an elderly gentleman try to recycle a sink top …read more.

WARSAW — When personnel at KC Recycling Depot, Warsaw, arrived at work Tuesday morning, July 19, what they saw behind their building was the proverbial last straw. Furniture, exercise equipment, cookware and dishes are a sampling of what Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator Jim Ault found himself digging out of the recycling bins this morning. Other items …read more.

WARSAW — Trash and recycling questions were once again brought before the Warsaw Common Council Monday evening, June 20. Annie Zartman and Anne Bonowitz presented the questions to the council. Zartman questioned i f apartment complexes of five or more units could get recycling bins, if recycling could be picked up weekly instead of every …read more.

WARSAW — Internal procedures and benefits were main topics of discussion at the June 14, meeting of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Board. Meeting at KC Recycling Depot, the board heard an update on its ongoing search for a health benefits plan for employees. They had chosen one option but found out it would not …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw’s regular common council meeting was extended an extra hour Monday evening, June 6, to hear residents’ concerns and complaints on the city’s new trash pick up procedures.

WARSAW — KC Recycling Depot, 220 S. Union St., Warsaw, is offering residential tire recycling during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays the week of May 9-13 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 14. Fees …read more.

WARSAW — Gather your friends, coworkers, service club members, church family or whoever, and visit KC Recycling Depot, 220 S. Union St., Warsaw, to pick up litter busting gear from now until May 14.

SYRACUSE — Preschool students at Lakeland Youth Center used recycled material they have collected this year to create robots.

GALT, CALIF. — A tiny kitten was discovered headed down a conveyor belt at a Galt recycling facility Tuesday, just as she was moving toward a potentially fatal compression.

LEESBURG — This fall, Kosciusko County Recycling challenged the community to collect gently worn shoes.

WARSAW — The recycling center, located on Union Street, Warsaw, offers recycling services for many items including plastics, televisions, used motor oil and antifreeze plus latex and oil-based paints. The organization’s annual America Recycles Day was held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and gave patrons a chance to recycle old paint in a safe and free way.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools LEESBURG — Leesburg Elementary School second-graders learned last week about making paper. Sarah Fruit from KC Recycling visited the school and talked to students about the importance of recycling. She taught them how paper is recycled and then each child had the opportunity to make his or her own piece …read more.

By SHELLY HECKERT Director, Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District WARSAW — It accumulates in cabinets, garages and in the basements of our homes. We hold onto old cans of it just in case. “It” is paint and most homes have lots of it: flat, semi-gloss, stains in all sorts of finishes and hues. There it sits because many …read more.

LEESBURG — The recycling station at Leesburg is back. The new location is at the Old Leesburg Mill, 100 S. Old S.R. 15. With permission from Nick Deeter, the KC Recycling Depot and Bordens placed the bins at this location and the town of Leesburg helped prepare the site.

By SHELLY HECKERT Director of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District One could say that Indiana is a victim of its own success regarding the state’s electronic law. In 2009, the Indiana General Assembly enacted the Indiana e-waste program, and in 2011 it became illegal to discard electronics in the landfill.  The purpose of this law …read more.

By AMBER HARTMAN Public Relations, TSA Communications, Inc. Clark’s Recycling Inc., a scrap metal recycling company, now offers a new website: www.clarksrecycling.net. The website features a new design and layout listing the available recycling services offered from the company, as well as the latest news and contact information. Clark’s Recycling Inc. is a family-owned and operated business which …read more.