Crocker processing site formally designated the Chesterton Compost Site
Jul 27, 2026
Council was told the town applied to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to change the Crocker facility's name and the state granted permission; the new Chesterton Compost Site will clarify public-service composting and reduce unsafe public access to unprocessed material.
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A council member reported that the facility historically known as Crocker has been renamed the Chesterton Compost Site after the town applied to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and received state permission. "So we applied the IDEM for that designation so we can still get grants from Bridal, and they granted permission for the name to be changed to Chesterton Compost Site," the council member said.
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