“Due to the overwhelming generosity of the community, we are UNABLE to accept any more plastic cap donations until further notice. Our team of volunteers needs time to clean, sort, transport caps and deliver the recycled plastic benches to local organizations.”
Pines Village is transforming trash into indestructible park benches that are donated to nonprofit organizations in Porter County. Each bench is made from 400 lbs of caps.
10 tons of plastic caps have been eliminated from local landfills since the residents of Pines Village began in 2014.
Recipients of Our Recycled Plastic Benches:
Housing Opportunities
Opportunity Enterprises
Phoenix Center Healing Garden
Porter County Aging & Community Services
Porter Starke Services
St Agnes Day Center
Gabis Arboretum Children’s Garden
St Paul’s Prayer Garden
South Haven Christian Church
United Way of Porter County
Washington Township Elementary School
Banta Senior Center
Butternut Springs Girl Scout Camp
The Caring Place
Central Christian Church
Christ Church
PACT
Discovery Charter School
Duneland YMCA
Dunes Learning Center
Family House
Hilltop House Day Care Center
Looking to volunteer?
The Pines Village Caps Crew is always looking for volunteers to help sort and collect clean caps. If you (or a group you belong to) are interested in learning more about volunteering, please contact us at 219-465-1591 or l.meyers@pinesvillage.org.
Metal of any kind CANNOT be accepted as it can damage or even break the machines used to recycle the plastic caps.