Lake County Solid Waste Management District

The Lake County Solid Waste Management District is committed to increasing awareness of zero waste practices in Lake County. Although zero waste ideas are already receiving an increasing amount of attention, we want to bring zero waste ideas further into the mainstream. Our mission is to make people aware of what zero waste involves, the opportunities presented by zero waste and what steps people can take towards helping to make our zero waste vision a reality. Learn more about how you can "Join the Journey" to a zero waste lifestyle.

The Lake County Solid Waste Management District ("District") was established on February 5, 1991 as a single-county district by resolution of the Lake County Commissioners, pursuant to the Indiana State Legislature's passage of House Bill 1240 which required counties to form solid waste management districts. Since then, the District has developed a comprehensive plan of education, recycling assistance and technical assistance to provide countywide programs and to provide effective and efficient integrated solid waste management for the benefit of its citizens.