Waste-Away Group - Who are We?
Waste-Away Group, Ltd. manages waste collection, transportation, and disposal, both to a Materials Recovery Facility and landfill facilities for residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Having served Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan for over 70 years, Waste-Away Group, Ltd. is headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana. Its affiliate companies, Borden Waste-Away Service, Inc., providing residential waste and recycling removal, Himco Waste-Away Service, Inc., serving our commercial and industrial customers for their waste and recycling removal, Integra Certified Document Destruction LLC, providing safe, secure destruction of sensitive material and hard drives, and Recycling Works, Inc., the Materials Recovery Facility that sorts and ships recycling commodities to the world market for reuse. Together, these companies making up Waste-Away Group, provide innovative, environmentally sound solutions while maintaining a leading market share in its core business areas.
Kyle gave a great overview of the vast services managed and available to the public including waste collection, state of the art recycling, and secure document destruction.
There were a lot of questions related to recycling at the end.... perusing their website, one blog article jumped out to provide perspective about a frequently asked question: Is My Beer Bottle Recyclable With a Lime In It?
“People have been making glass for more than 4000 years, and it’s one of the few materials in the world that is perpetually recyclable. The same glass can be broken down and reused over and over again — theoretically, a million times over.
Since recycled glass melts at a lower temperature than new materials, it takes less energy to reuse. In fact, much of the glass in your favorite bottle of beer has possibly been in tens, if not hundreds of bottles of beer before.”
The glass from recycling facilities “goes through a mechanical crushing system that breaks it into tiny pieces called cullet. From there, the cullet passes through a series of magnets, screens and vacuums to remove any remaining metal, plastic, bits of labels, etc”….even lime wedges.
Although it is ideal for recycling centers to have clean, empty materials to sort and bale, some contaminants can be handled fairly easily while still rendering the recycling load as viable.
For more information visit: https://wasteawaygroup.com/
Rotarians are an integral and engaged part of our active community! Here’s a list of upcoming events represented by Rotarians from the Elkhart Rotary Club. If you’d like more information, contact the Rotarian listed for the event or email elkhartnoonrotary@gmail.com and your message will be forwarded to them. Are you a Rotarian with an event to share? Put it in the format below and email to Eric Garton, he’ll add it to the list.
Thursday, March 21, at 5 p.m. Thirsty Thursday - come enjoy a drink and fellowship with fellow Rotarians and guests. Come on, come all, drop in 5-6 p.m. Location: Artisan. Contact: Peter Norton
Thursday, March 21 at 4 p.m. Celebration of Life Service to honor and remember Anne Melkus, daughter of our friends Dave and Susie Lehman at First Presbyterian Church In Elkhart. View obituary here
Saturday, March 23, Leprechaun Leap! A fun annual fundraiser for Cancer Resources of Elkhart County held at Re-Pete’s Simonton Lake Tavern, 51426 State Road 19, Elkhart. Gates open at noon, leaping begins at 2 p.m.. For info and registration visit: https://elkhartcancer.org/leap/. Contact: Peter Norton.
Tuesday, March 26, at 6 p.m. The 4th Annual Fathers Matter Forum. DJ Construction and the Community Foundation of Elkhart County have partnered on a special event. We are bringing in, nationally recognized speaker and focus of the documentary, “Undefeated”, Bill Courtney, to discuss the fatherless epidemic in our country. Bill has shown that by stepping up and using your abilities, you can make a massive impact and change the trajectory of the lives of young people right in our communities. Bill’s story is inspiring, and we would love to invite you to come hear it. Information on the event can be found in the attached pdf. Putting a dent in the fatherless epidemic is DJ’s Community Impact Purpose and we would love to have you come, attend, and bring your friends to this event. This is a free event looking to raise awareness of the fatherless epidemic not a fundraiser with a monetary expectation. Contact: Dustin Miller. Here is a link to register if you would like to attend: https://djconstruction.com/fathersmatter
Friday, May 3, early afternoon exact time TBD. Celebration of Life for Richard "Dick" Brotherson at First Presbyterian Church followed by an Open House at Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Dick was a 55-year Rotarian and loved Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Contact Eric Garton.
May 10-18. Rotary International Service Trip. Two service aspects: distribute eye glasses from an eye clinic now happening in San Isidro and also to work with Peace Corps volunteers to distribute books in connection with Dickerson Literacy Initiative in an area along the coast. The group will be limited to 12 participants, not all from Elkhart Rotary. Contact: Doug Risser for more details as the trip and costs develop.
Saturday, May 11, 9:30 a.m. Girls on the Run 5k. Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 2715 East Jackson Blvd., Elkhart. Volunteers help ensure our end-of-season 5K Celebration is possible. If you’re interested check out the details at https://www.girlsontherunmichiana.org/5k-elkhart and sign up today. Contact: Julie Cotton.
Saturday, June 1, 7 p.m. Stand-Up for CCS. Join us at the historic Bristol Opera House for an evening of crazy funny comedians -- headlined by Mike Armstrong! Mike has appeared on HBO, Fox, and CMT and will be forever known as the Ex-Cop on the Bob & Tom radio show. Hosted by Corey Mann, the event also features comedians Michael Downing, Elise Davies, and Scott Callahan. Doors open at 6 p.m. Visit https://ci.ovationtix.com/36247/production/1192983 for details and tickets Contact: Keith Sarber.