The Lilly Center To Host Critter Encounter: Winter Edition Saturday
What happens to Indiana’s wildlife when it’s cold and snowy outside?
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Lilly Center Activities Include Hiking, Foraging And Insights On Composting
The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams is hosting three free community events this fall.
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KC Solid Waste District Looks At 2021 Tax Rate
The Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District discussed the 2021 tax rate during the meeting held today, Sept. 15.
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Solid Waste Board Extends Television Amnesty Program
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Solid Waste Board extended amnesty for the cost of television recycling at its meeting, Tuesday, Dec. 10. KC Recycling Depot currently accepts televisions from county residents free of charge. This includes CRT and flat-screen televisions. Tom Ganser, KC Recycling Depot Director, said they have … Read More
Solid Waste Board Discusses 2019 Budget And Television Amnesty Success
WARSAW — Business at the Kosciusko Solid Waste Management District board meeting Tuesday, July 24, focused on the 2019 budget and the television amnesty program. During the budget discussion, Auditor Michelle Puckett said that in the 2019 budget plan, wages for employees have been adjusted in order to … Read More
Recycling Depot Partners With Clothing And Shoe Recycler
WARSAW — KC Recycling Depot Director Tom Ganser continues to make small improvements to the depot’s building and programs. This month, Ganser has begun converting light fixtures from T12 ballasts to LED equivalents as bulbs and ballasts fail. So far eight fixtures in the board room have been … Read More
KC Recycling Depot Always Looking For Improvement
WARSAW — Projects continue to move forward at the KC Recycling Depot as Director Tom Ganser looks to improve the facility to his standard. Over the last few weeks, employees at the Depot have been scrubbing, painting and organizing in an effort to tidy up the facility. Ganser will … Read More
Recycling Depot Looking To Save Money
WARSAW — Business was kept short at the July 11 meeting of the Solid Waste Management District Board. Going into new director Tom Ganser’s second month, Ganser is slowly looking to improvements he sees for the KC Recycling Depot. The largest change Ganser has made is a change … Read More
KC Recycling Depot Director Announces Resignation
WARSAW — KC Recycling Director Shelly Heckert announced her resignation at today’s Solid Waste Board meeting, April 18. Heckert’s been with the Depot for eight years, starting as an educator, and has been director since 2014. Heckert’s last day will be May 31. “I’m ready for the next step,” stated … Read More
KC Recycling Finding Ways To Help Residents Recycle
WARSAW — The Solid Waste District Board met for their monthly meeting March 7. Ways to help the community recycle has been a topic of discussion for several months, with the board brainstorming ideas that would ease the access to the KC Recycling Depot’s services. The board has … Read More
KC Recycling Depot Receives Environment And Sustainability Award
WARSAW — The KC Recycling Depot was honored with the Environment and Sustainability Award at the Chambers Member Award Dinner Jan. 26. The Depot is staffed by a mere three people: Director Shelly Heckert, Educator Sarah Baier and household waste coordinator Jim Ault. In 2016 the solid waste district … Read More
Heckert Presents History Of HHW
WARSAW — KC Recycling Depot Director Shelly Heckert presented “HHW Past, Present and Future” to the Solid Waste Board at their Dec. 13 meeting. The presentation was sparked by the information presented to Heckert when she attended the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association conference in September. She … Read More
Dumpster Drummers Visit Local Elementary Schools
WARSAW — The Kosciusko Solid Waste District partnered with the Dumpster Drummers out of Fort Wayne to bring an entertaining recycling show to local elementary schools. The Dumpster Drummers, currently a three person group of members Larry, Doug and Brandon, put on educational shows for students that … Read More
Record Year at America Recycles Day
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 … Read More
America Recycles Day at Recycling Depot
By Shelley Heckert Director KC Recycling Depot WARSAW — Most of us have seen the ad campaign, “I Want to Be”, where an aluminum can dreams of becoming a bicycle or an empty shampoo bottle dreams of turning into a bench. Of course, there is only one way … Read More
Food: Too Good To waste
By SHELLEY HECKERT Director KC Recycling Depot WARSAW — The next time you’re in the grocery store, see if you notice anything strange about the fruits and vegetables there. All of the carrots are straight, the cucumbers smooth and the tomatoes round, right? This may seem normal, but … Read More