About E-Recycling

DROP OFF SITE ONLY –  900 Madison Street.  Please DO NOT place these items in front of your home – they will NOT be picked up.

TVs and monitors with broken screens WILL NOT be accepted.

Lake County Indiana residents can recycle their electronics for FREE at the following locations. These locations listed below are strictly for electronics from RESIDENTS as these are small centers and are NOT open to any business or organization.

Accepted

Computers (PC's & Laptops)
Palm Pilots
Monitors
Stereos
Zip Drives
Televisions
Keyboards, cords & mice
Typewriters
Hard Drives
VCR's
Printers
Adding Machines
Scanners
Cell Phones
Fax Machines
DVD Players
Copiers
Electronic Games (Nintendo, PlayStation, etc.)

Other Solutions

Best Buy - The following was reported in a WasteAge article on January 26, 2009. Best Buy began taking e-waste recycling nationwide on 2-15-09. Consumers will be allowed to drop off two items, per household each day, free of charge. A $10.00 recycling fee will be charged per unit for items with screens such at televisions, monitors and laptop computers. Consumers will receive a $10.00 gift card in exchange for the recycling fee, except in its California stores or for the company's exclusively branded products.

Stores also will not accept televisions or monitors larger than 32 inches, console televisions, appliances, microwaves and items that contain Freon. Contact a local Best Buy store for more information.

Dell - Dell offers free returns on all Dell branded products. For more information go to http://www.dell.com/recycle

DID YOU KNOW?

Office Depot and Staples offers electronic recycling, too! Contact them to see what they are currently offering.

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Locations & Times

All Lake County Residents can use the following sites:
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Lowell Street Department
598 Union Avenue
Lowell, IN
Hours: 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday
219-696-4455
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Whiting City Garage
1915 Front Street
Whiting, IN
Hours: 8:00 am until 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday
219-659-1219

Hobart City Barns
340 S. Shelby
Hobart, IN
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday thru Friday
219-942-6121

Crown Point Street Department
705 Industrial Blvd. (use Summit Street to Industrial Blvd.)
Crown Point, IN
Hours - 7:30 a. m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday
219-662-3252

Cedar Lake Public Works Dept.
8550 Lakeshore Drive
Cedar Lake, IN
Hours - Monday thru Friday 7am to 3pm
219-374-7478

Munster Public Works Dept.
508 Fisher Street
Munster, IN
Hours - Monday thru Friday, 7am to 2pm
219-836-6972

Gary Recycling Department
900 Madison Street, Gary, IN
219-882-8445

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About HHW

Household Hazardous Waste

This program provides service to household residents of Lake County, Indiana. Residents of Lake County, Indiana can participate at any collection event.

The program is not available to businesses, churches, organizations or those who live outside Lake County, Indiana. This program is a mobile program which changes event locations throughout Lake County, Indiana.

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Accepted

* Aerosols

* Ammunition

*Automotive
--Antifreeze
--Oils and Other Fluids

*Batteries
--Household only (example: AA’s, AAA’s, C’s, D’s, Lithium; and rechargeable batteries NiCad’s, etc.)

* Corrosives

* Medication (expired or unwanted)

*Mercury-Containing Products
--Compact fluorescent lights (CFL’s) – place in a sealed baggie
--Fluorescent Tubes
--Thermometers – place in a sealed baggie
--Thermostats – place in a sealed baggie
--Other mercury-containing items

*Paint and Related Products
--Oil-based paint
--Thinners
--Solvents
--Latex based paint – Gallons more than half full
--Latex Paint Recycling and Reuse Program

Did you know Latex Paint is not hazardous and you don’t have to wait for a household hazardous waste collection to dispose of it? Good reusable latex paint (not sitting longer than a year and has been kept out of the cold weather, such as being stored in an unheated garage or shed) can be taken to the Hobart City Barns, 340 S. Shelby in Hobart. If you have a ½ gallon or less you can manage that yourself rather than waiting sometimes in long lines at a household hazardous waste collection. Latex paint can be dried out by leaving the lid off the can and stirring in enough clay cat litter (non-clumping) until you can’t add anymore to speed the drying process. Once dried to a solid, you can place the can in your curbside trash with the lids separate.

*Poisons
--Pesticides
--Fungicides
--Herbicides
--Insecticides
--Other Poisons

*Sharps – medical needles must be contained in a Sharps container OR a rigid plastic container such as a detergent bottle (NO milk containers)

*Waste Fuels
--Diesel
--Gasoline
--Kerosene
--Other flammable liquids

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Not Acceptable

Business/Schools/Organizations hazardous waste

Asbestos

Batteries – Auto, Truck or Marine (recycle them where you purchased a new one; Scrap Yards; or AutoZone, O’Reilly’s for an in-store credit.)

Controlled medications

Explosives – contact your local fire department for disposal

Large grill propane cylinders – (recycle them at AmeriGas, 804 E. Morthland Blvd. (U.S. 30), Valparaiso, IN)

Containers larger than five gallons

Medical waste other than medicine and sharps

Radioactive materials (smoke detectors – recycle them by sending them back to the manufacturer)

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Locations

All Lake County RESIDENTS can utilize the following Hazardous Household Waste collection sites:

• Lake County Fairgrounds, 889 Court Street, Crown Point
• Hobart City Barns, 340 South Shelby, Hobart
• Munster Public Works, 508 Fisher Street, Munster
• Whiting Public Works, 1915 Front Street, Whiting
• Highland Public Works, 8001 Kennedy Avenue, Highland
• Lake County Highway Dept., 18211 Wicker Avenue, Lowell
• Griffith Public Works, 134 South Colfax, Griffith
• Hammond Public Works, 601 Conkey St., Hammond

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