News Updates

Construction Updates for Week of 8/5/19: Monroe Street closed from Wysor to Gilbert

Project traffic updates for the week of August 5, 2019: Burlington Residential Sewer – Minor and temporary lane restrictions throughout the project. Elgin & McGalliard Storm Sewer – Some lane restrictions on McGalliard between Doctor MLK Jr Blvd. and N Elgin Street. N Elgin St. just south of McGalliard is now open with minor lane restrictions.…

Let’s Talk Trash: School and Office Edition 

With school starting up again soon, you might be sorting through backpacks to see what supplies from last year can be used again and what supplies need to go. But did you know some of these items can be placed in blue bags? Read on to learn which common school and office supplies can and…

Let’s Talk Trash: Bathroom Edition

The bathroom is full of recyclable materials, but it’s easy to forget to toss those items in your blue bag. There are also a lot of materials that seem like they should be recyclable, but actually are not. Keep scrolling to find answers on whether some common bathroom materials can or can’t be recycled.  …

Let’s Talk Trash: Kitchen Edition

Your kitchen is full of recyclable materials, but there are also many items that seem like they should be recyclable and are not. So, what items can and can’t you recycle from your kitchen?   Paper Board and Food Boxes Clean and dry boxes made from paper board or cardboard, such as cereal boxes, are…

Let’s Talk Trash: Postal Edition

According to the National Park Service, Americans receive enough junk mail in one day to heat 250,000 homes! Most of that mail can be put in blue bags and recycled, but there are some things you receive in the mail that should go in the garbage. So, what kinds of mail can and can’t be…

Don’t Trash Our Earth—Recycle!

At the park, you finish all the water in your plastic bottle and look around for a recycling bin. You see a trash can, but no recycling. You’re faced with a choice: you can hold onto the bottle until you get home and toss it into your blue bag, or you can just throw it…

Statement from Muncie Sanitary District

Earlier this week, the body of Michael Donald Coates was found within Muncie Sanitary District’s wastewater treatment plant. Coates was not an MSD employee, and his cause of death has yet to be determined. The Muncie Police Department has determined that there was no unauthorized entry at the plant, that there is no evidence of…

Construction Update for the Week of 1/14/19: Minor Lane Restrictions on McGalliard & White River Blvd

The following traffic impacts are expected next week for MSD Bond Projects: Burlington Residential Sewer – No work expected. Elgin & McGalliard Storm Sewer – Temporary lane restrictions along McGalliard Road between Cambridge Apartments and Elgin Street for water line relocation preparation.  See attached exhibit. S. Hoyt Residential Sewer – No work expected. CSO 019…

Question: Are Magazines Allowed to be Placed in Blue Bags?

Are magazines able to be put into blue bags? Yes, you can put magazines into your blue bags or take them to East Central Recycling at 701 E Centennial Ave. What is the recycling process for magazines? The recycling process for magazines is the same as paper recycling. Here are the steps in which paper…