Porter County cracking down on improper septic systems

VALPARAISO | Porter County is cracking down on what appears to be a growing trend of improperly and illegally installed septic systems.

Gary wants to turn garbage into jobs

GARY | City officials on Monday unveiled a long-range goal to turn residents' garbage into jobs and money.

Painting a greener Earth

Porter County residents drop off hazardous waste items Saturday at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event.

Painting a greener Earth

Porter County residents dropped off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event on Saturday.

Painting a greener Earth

Lab chemist Andre Johnson collects paint Saturday as Porter County residents drop off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event.

Painting a greener Earth

Chemist Paul Azor sifts through assorted chemicals Saturday.

Painting a greener Earth

Cars are lined up almost to the street as Porter County residents drop off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event.

Residents drop off hazardous houshold waste

CHESTERTON | Cars are lined up almost to the street as Porter County residents drop off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event.

Painting a greener Earth

Tom Buford sorts paint Saturday as Porter County residents drop off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event.

Painting a greener Earth

Fuel tech Alex Bautisa sorts hazardous materials Saturday. Porter County residents dropped off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event.

Painting a greener Earth

Lab chemist Andre Johnson collects oil Saturday as Porter County residents drop off hazardous waste items at Westchester Intermediate School as part of the household hazardous waste collection event.

Portage considers automated trash collection

PORTAGE | The city made its first pitch Tuesday to switch from traditional trash collection to an automated system.

pile of used cars

A lot of used cars in the junkyard

South Haven 4th-graders learn basics of recycling

Hobart schools 'go green' early

Ryleigh Cox, a third-grader at Trinity Lutheran School in Hobart, throws recycled flying discs Friday during a Lake County Solid Waste Management District game at the school.

Hobart schools 'go green' early

Gary Nagy, pastor at Trinity Lutheran School, hands out flying discs made with recycled materials to students Friday after the Hobart Public Works and Lake County Solid Waste Management District announced their new recycling contest.

Hobart schools 'go green' early

Trinity Lutheran School first-grader Quintin Victor screams with classmates Friday during a Hobart Public Works and Lake County Solid Waste Management District program to announce their new recycling contest. Students at Hobart schools will compete to have their designs puts on the side of o…

Hobart schools 'go green' early

The Lake County Solid Waste Management District mascot Hooper the Recycling Catepillar stands Friday with students from Trinity Lutheran School in Hobart.

Trash-to-ethanol owner speaks at summit

The owner of a company planning to build a Lake County trash-to-ethanol plant was slated to offer advice at a Friday summit in Chicago regarding topics some region officials believe he has struggled with himself.

Cal City alderman plugs Bagster product

CALUMET CITY | City officials are encouraging residents engaged in home improvement or small-scale construction projects to consider using a new product for trash disposal offered by Waste Management Inc.