Curbside Recycling

The La Porte County Solid Waste District provides total curbside recycling pickup for all residents. The contracted hauler is Able Disposal and items listed below are picked up in a supplied toter. It must be put out at your curbside BEFORE 6:00 a.m. each pick-up day. Additional items surrounding or beside your toter will also be picked up. IF YOU CHOOSE to use additional containers of your own, please mark the container CLEARLY, IN LARGE BLOCK LETTERS with the words “Recycling”.

Curbside Pickup Calendar

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Please rinse all containers.
No sorting, no label removal.
Place toter at curbside by 6:00 A.M.

If you have any questions about other items not listed below, check out Computers, Tire and White Goods, Household Hazardous Waste, and Go Lidless (Latex Paint) sections on this web site.

Acceptable Items

PAPER: (please contain all papers in bags & put on top of bin)
- Corrugated Cardboard (no more than 2 ft. sq.) & Cardboard Boxes (flattened)
- Frozen Food & Dinner Boxes
- Pizza Boxes, (both frozen and delivered)
- Paperboard, such as Cereal, Cake Mix, Tissue boxes
- Newspapers & Inserts, Mixed Paper, Junk Mail, Magazines, Phonebooks, Catalogs, Grocery Sacks, and Gift Wrap (excluding the foil variety)
GLASS:
- Clear, Green and Brown Jars, Food and Drink Bottles (please do not break the glass)
METAL:
- Aluminum, Bi-Metal and Steel Cans, including the Lids
PLASTICS:
- All Plastic Items with #1 through #7 recycling symbol on them (including lids & shopping bags)
- For litter control, please consolidate plastic shopping bags
- Styrofoam Packing & Peanuts (please contain these in a plastic bag)

Items Not Accepted

PAPER
- No Hardback Books or Wax-Coated Cardboard
GLASS:
- No Window Glass, Dishes, Pottery, Ceramics, Light Bulbs, or Mirrors
METAL:
- No Cans used for Chemicals or Paints, Aerosol Spray Cans, Scrap Metal
PLASTICS:
- No Toys, Rubber Products, Photographic Film, Vinyl Siding, Swimming Pool Liners, Children’s Pools, or Motor Oil Containers
MISCELLANEOUS:
- No Liquids, Food Waste, Fabrics, Wood, or Yard Waste
- No Appliances, Tires or Household Hazardous Waste

For information on Household Hazardous Waste, Sharps, Expired Medications, ways to recycle Air Conditioners, Refrigerators, Appliances, Tires, Electronics, Computers, Batteries, Cell Phones, Ink-Jet and Toner Cartridges, Yard Waste or any general questions, please call the Solid Waste District Office at 219-326-0014 or 800-483-7700.