During Tuesday afternoon's Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District meeting, details of America Recycles Day were discussed.
The event will take place Saturday at the KC Recycling Depot, 220 S. Union Street, Warsaw, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Door prizes will be given each hour and free donuts and hot cider will be available.WIOE will do a live broadcast from 10 a.m. to noon.
At noon, kids can take part in a Recycled Birdhouse Workshop. At 1 p.m. there will be a Houehold Cleaner Workshop for adults. Anyone interested in that workshop needs to call ahead at 574-372-3087.
On Saturday, those with discount cards can hand in their electronics for only 10 cents a pound while those without discount cards will pay the standard rate of 17 cents per pound.
Discount cards can be picked up at Owen's, Marsh and the recycling depot.
The two supermarkets will also be giving away recyclable bags as is Ace Hardware.
Barker Keep Safe Stroage will be doing document destruction.
There will also be sales on items in the Eco Store.
There will be a shoe reuse contest and the person who brings in the most pounds of shoes will win a prize.
During her presentation to the board, director Sue Studebaker said that the recycling depot has been especially busy.
In October, 80 residents took 1,539 pounds of paint for reuse.
Also, 72 residents brought in 5,319 pounds of electronics.
In other news the board:
held a public hearing for additional appropriations for recycling building improvemetns
were given an update on the status of those improvements
approved the minutes for last months meeting and the claims.
