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 … 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 … 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, … 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 … 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, … 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 … 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 … Read More
