The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District is facing some hurdles with the recycling depot’s budget for 2021.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Recycling Depot is staying open but has implemented a few changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Community drop-off bins in the county are operational and are still being serviced on a regular schedule; however, the recycling depot’s re-use room is closed until further notice. The depot’s facility drop-off is …read more.

WARSAW — The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District discussed issues with illegal dumping at the North Webster recycling site during its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 18. On Feb. 4, two recycling containers at the KC Recycling Depot’s North Webster location were filled with used insulation. The depot made a …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Recycling Depot’s transition to a new recycling contractor was described by Tom Ganser, the depot’s director, as smooth. The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District approved a 2020 recycling contract bid with Whitley Environmental, Columbia City, in October. “The transition went fantastic,” said Ganser. “Vendors worked …read more.

WARSAW — The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District continued its discussion on recycling contract bids on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser told board members that he and Warsaw City Attorney Scott Reust recently discussed further details for the new contract. “We’re recommending a three-year …read more.

WARSAW — A multi-billion-dollar acquisition of two large waste disposal companies will likely have a local impact, according to Tom Ganser, director of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District and the Kosciusko County Recycling Depot. Ganser referred to Monday’s announcement that Waste Management, one of the nation’s largest garbage haulers, would acquire Advanced Disposal …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District’s board of trustees is looking at ways to spruce up several satellite recycling stations in the county, and also took action during its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11, to replace broken equipment in the main recycling depot. According to Tom Ganser, director for the Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — The board of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District discussed ideas to help bolster proper recycling of freon-based appliances, as well as the proper disposal of the harmful gas at its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 13. Tom Ganser, director for the Kosciusko County Recycling Depot, told the board a voucher program …read more.

WARSAW — The recent announcement by Kroger it was phasing out plastic bags by 2025 put recycling back in the headlines; however, for Tom Ganser and the other employees of the Kosciusko County Recycling Depot, there have been other developments in the world, which may require people to take a closer look at how they …read more.

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 — A severed business pact between the state of Indiana and a multi-state recycling firm will likely end up costing the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District thousands in rising costs of recycling electronics. Tom Ganser, KCSWMD director told the district’s board of directors Tuesday, March 20, that Advanced Technology Recycling based in Pontiac, …read more.

WARSAW — As flatscreen televisions become more popular, cathode-ray tube televisions, the big blocky ones, have become increasingly less desirable to own. This switch has led to an increasing number of people illegally dumping these TV’s in order to get rid of them. “Sometimes they’re [TV’s] in ditches, sometimes people put them out for the …read more.

By SHELLY HECKERT Director of the Kosciusko Solid Waste Management District, Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Earth Day is here! Earth Day was created by Senator Gaylord Nelson and was first celebrated on April 22, 1970. The world was polluted, recycling of plastic bottles and cans had just begun, and it was time to “man up” …read more.

American citizens generate approximately 250 million tons of trash each year. Of the trash created, only 30 percent is recycled and returns to consumers as new products leaving 175 million tons of garbage to be thrown away into one of the nation’s landfills, where this waste will lay forever. This spring, the Kosciusko County Recycling …read more.

The Kosciusko County Eco Store, located inside the Recycling Depot, has many eco-friendly and recycled products that make great gifts for all occasions. Products include recycled glass, plastic bird feeders, cork bags and recycled jewelry.Store hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays. The store is …read more.