Recycling Program

Recycling

Why does Whiting Recycle?

Whiting recycles because it benefits the environment and it reduces the cost of solid waste disposal. You can learn how recycling improves the environment by visiting the City’s “Green Initiative” web pages.

 

YOUR RECYCLING EFFORTS ARE SAVING YOU MONEY!!

  • GO GREEN: Read about Whiting’s Green Initiatives by clicking here.
  • View a printable Recycling Program Flyer by clicking here.
  • Watch a video explaining the “Single Stream Recycling” process here.
  • View Obsolete Electronics Recycling Guidelines by clicking here.
  • Whiting was named winner of the 2007 IACT Community Achievement Award for its Alley Recycling Program. Download a video about the Recycling Program via the following links: High Quality (7.8 MB) | Low (2.4 MB)
  • View the City’s ‘Trash & Recycling Survey’ tabulated results by clicking here.

Videos

By the Mayor's Youth Advisory Council
The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC) at Whiting High School has produced several short videos about living green in Whiting, including facts, tips, and important information.
“Living Green” Videos
“Green Facts” Videos

Whiting Recycling Program

GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Please do not place recyclables in plastic grocery bags or plastic garbage bags.
  • Place all recyclables loose in your 65-gallon recycling cart.
NEWSPAPER
  • Any inserts found in newspaper are acceptable.
  • Your Option:  Place in 65-gallon recycling cart loose or into brown paper grocery bags.
MAGAZINES, CATALOGS, JUNK MAIL, and TELEPHONE BOOKS
  • Your Option:  Place in 65-gallon recycling cart loose or into brown paper grocery bags.
COMPUTER PAPER
  • Your Option:  Place in 65-gallon recycling cart loose or into brown paper grocery bags.
CORRUGATED CARDBOARD
    • Remove all Styrofoam and packing material – (garbage)
    • Flatten boxes and place in or beside 65-gallon recycling cart
CHIPBOARD/CARDBOARD

EXAMPLES:  CARDBOARD BEVERAGE CONTAINERS, POP AND BEER CASES, CEREAL AND DRY FOOD BOXES, PAPER TOWEL AND TOILET TISSUE CORES, FROZEN FOOD AND GIFT BOXES

  • Remove all Styrofoam and packing material – (garbage)
  • Flatten cardboard and place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart.
TIN and ALUMINUM CANS

EXAMPLES:  ALUMINUM, BIMETAL, AND TIN CANS, ALUMINUM PIE TINS

  • Labels can be left on
  • Rinse clean to avoid an odor problem
  • Flatten to save space
  • Place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart
PLASTIC CONTAINERS

EXAMPLES:  TWO-LITER SOFT DRINK AND GATORADE BOTTLES, MILK JUGS

  • Remove caps
  • Labels can be left on
  • Rinse clean to avoid an odor problem
  • Flatten to save space
  • Place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart
GLASS BOTTLES

EXAMPLES:  CLEAR, BROWN, AND GREEN GLASS BOTTLES AND JARS

  • Remove caps
  • Labels can be left on
  • Rinse clean to avoid an odor problem
  • Place loose in 65-gallon recycling cart
YARD WASTE

Yard bag pick-up for the entire City of Whiting will be conducted weekly.  Grass and leaves to be picked up, free of garbage and litter, must be placed in the alley in biodegradable yard bags.

  • Yard bags of grass and leaves will be collected by a truck.
  • Plastic garbage bags may not be used as an alternative to biodegradable yard bags. Plastic garbage bags don’ t compost and at times are difficult to distinguish from garbage.
  • Loose piles of unbagged grass or leaves will not be picked up by the City. Residents placing loose piles of grass or leaves in the alley, garbage carts, or recycling carts will be notified.
HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE

For the schedule for Household Hazardous Waste pick up points for 2013 please refer to this link — http://www.lcswmd.com/householdhazardouswaste.htm

The City of Whiting’s recycling program is a single stream collection system.  This system allows the City to pick up co-mingled recyclables with a designated packer.

Recycling Packer

Obsolete Electronics Recycling

Sponsored by The Lake County Solid Waste Management District

Acceptable Materials:  Computers, Monitors, Electric Typewriters, Printers, Fax Machines, Copiers, Stereos, Televisions, VCR’s. DVD Players, Telephones, Laptops, Cell Phones, Adding Machines, Zip Drives, Palm Pilots, Keyboards, Mice, Hard Drives, Calculators, Scanners, Electronic Games (Playstation, Nintendo, etc.), Microwaves, Power Supplies, Battery Backups.

Location:
Whiting City Garage
1915 Front St.
Phone: (219) 659-1219

Hours:
8:00 AM until 2:00 PM
Monday thru Friday (except Holidays)

Program available to all Lake County, IN residents. Not open to businesses.