The LaPorte County Solid Waste District’s electronics drop-off sites have been popular spots in the weeks since Christmas. The free electronics recycling program sites are located outside the LaPorte County Highway Dept. building at Fifth Street and Zigler Road in LaPorte, and at 1027 Hitchcock Rd. in Michigan City.
To make sure there’s room for all recyclables, it is important for residents to bring all items inside the trailers provided and put everything possible into the boxes lining the trailers’ insides. Only old-style TVs larger than 25 inches should be placed along the trailer wall.
Hours of operation for both sites are Monday through Friday (except holidays) as follows: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Michigan City, and 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in LaPorte. Please do not leave electronics outside the trailer or facility gates at any time.
Accepted items include TVs, computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, stereos, VCRs, DVD players, telephones, cell phones, zip drives/hard drives, keyboards, mice, calculators, video game stations, microwaves – basically any small appliance that plugs into a wall or runs on battery power.
The district’s contractor is a licensed, professional electronics recycling company; however, the district urges you to protect yourself by erasing personal data that may have been stored on your computer or cell phone. Please remove your hard drive or SIM card, or destroy the hard drive by drilling a hole in it before recycling.
Removal of any electronic device from the trailers is prohibited.
