WARSAW — The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District approved a 2020 recycling contract bid with Whitley Environmental, Columbia City, on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser recommended that board members go with Whitley Environmental’s base bid for a recycling contract. The contract is for nine …read more.

WARSAW — The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District held a pre-bid meeting for 2020 recycling contract bids on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The pre-bid meeting was held after the board’s regular monthly meeting. Four corporations had representatives at the meeting, including Borden Waste-Away Service Inc., Elkhart; Whitley Environmental, Columbia City; …read more.

From left are Tom Ganser of Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District, Helen Leinbach of North Webster Community Public Library and Kosciusko County Superior Court 1 Judge David Cates. InkFreeNews photos by Phil Smith. WARSAW — Kosciusko County Council hashed out final details to the proposed 2020 budget and heard a staunch argument from one …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 — The Board of Directors for the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District discussed the 2020 budget and bids for recycling contracts during its meeting on Tuesday, July 23. According to Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser, the depot is looking into bids for recycling contracts and hopes to have a decision made …read more.

WARSAW — For recycling items to flow inward, communication to the masses has to disseminate outward. It’s that approach — improving public education — that Kosciusko County Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser hopes to embrace a little more in 2020. Ganser is looking at upgrading the district’s website to make it more user-friendly and provide …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District board of director voted unanimously to accept televisions with no fee, effective May 1. At the regular monthly of the board Tuesday, April 16, Warsaw Mayor Joseph Thallemer made a motion to change the district’s policy on accepting televisions. The motion was seconded and approved. Prior …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 — An employee handbook update and educator’s report were the main topics of discussion during the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19. Education and Outreach Coordinator Suzanne Stokes was present at the meeting to deliver her report on current and upcoming programs. Several February classes were rescheduled for March due …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District’s board members discussed upcoming plans and project updates for the year during its meeting today, Jan. 22. The meeting started with Treasurer Michelle Puckett informing the board that an investment with 1st Source Bank went through. “This is the first time a new bidder has gotten …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 Kosciusko County Council spent nearly two and one-half hours on Monday, Aug. 20, hearing from department heads as each supervisor spelled out their budget requests for 2019. The council heard from approximately 25 department heads and elected officials regarding 76 line items. The council’s total requested budget for 2019, prior to Monday’s …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District’s board of directors met Tuesday, June 12, to begin discussing the preliminary 2019 budget. “We are looking at adding an additional Household Hazardous Waste Coordinator to the warehouse to help with the volume increase over the years in electronics, mercury, and household chemicals,” said Tom Ganser, KCSWMD director. …read more.

WARSAW — Business was brief at the Kosciusko Solid Waste Management District board meeting May 15. KC Recycling Depot director Tom Ganser discussed the idea of hiring another person at the Depot’s warehouse. Due to volume growth, especially with a large percentage of electronics, Ganser stated that more coverage is needed. “With the amnesty, we’re …read more.

WARSAW — If convenience breeds compliance, the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District is looking for ways to make it easier for residents to reduce the amount of material they send to the local landfill. Some of the materials addressed at the district’s monthly board meeting included alkaline batteries, latex paint and microwaves. “In March …read more.

WARSAW — Firefighters from Warsaw, Leesburg and Winona Lake were called out early Sunday morning, April 8, to battle a fire inside the Waste Management building at 2352 N. Boeing Road in Warsaw. Dispatchers first called Leesburg firefighters to the scene involving smoke being seen emanating from the metal pole building at about 7:30 a.m. …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.

Cary P. Groninger WARSAW — The Solid Waste Management Board welcomed Cary Groninger at the Nov. 14 meeting. Groninger is taking over former commissioner Ron Truex’s spot on the board. Groninger is the president of G&G Hauling and Excavating and brings a wealth of knowledge to the board. In new business, director Tom Ganser announced …read more.

WARSAW — In the first meeting of the year on Jan. 10, the Solid Waste Management District Board discussed the reach of their services, including the need for TV recycling. Currently the District’s income is greater than expenditures. Board member and Mayor Joe Thallemer advised that the city is no longer going to be taking waste …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District Board held their November meeting on Nov. 15. KC Recycling Depot had a record year for America Recycles Day, which they held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 12.  This included 128 visitors and sales of approximately $500 at the Eco Store, located …read more.

WARSAW — Electronic collection pricing increases and conference attendance topped the “new business” portion of this month’s Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District board meeting. The proposal is to increase the price for TV collection, which raised concerns as to whether this will deter residents from bringing in their old TVs for recycling, as opposed …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 — The regular meeting of the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District, Tuesday, July 12, included discussions on employee handbook updates and drainage problems from last month’s record rainfall. Director Shelly Heckert presented final edits made to the employee handbook for KC Recycling Depot, most of which, she said, pertained to typos and not to …read more.

WARSAW — Employee handbook updates were the main topic of discussion during the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District’s regular meeting Tuesday morning, March 8, at the KC Recycling Depot, Warsaw. Concerns arose over a request by Director Shelly Heckert for a 3 percent employee salary increase. Heckert said she had put in last year …read more.

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.