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CROWN POINT — The city's new residential recycling center is officially open.

The new site is at the southeast corner of the south parking lot of the Lake County Government Complex, 2293 N. Main St., where officials on Tuesday celebrated the opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The city's previous drop-off center at Merrillville Road and North Street closed in June because of people dumping a large amount of materials that weren't recyclable.

“The prior center collected more trash than recyclables," said Jerry Herzog, Lake County Solid Waste Management district chairman.

Herzog said the district worked in cooperation with the Lake County Commissioners, the Lake County Sheriff's Department, the city of Crown Point and the Crown Point Police Department to relocate the center in an effort to eliminate illegal dumping in the prior location.

“It will be carefully watched, but it's more of a convenience for the citizens," Sheriff John Buncich said.

Lake County Commissioner Gerry Scheub, D-Crown Point, said it was unfortunate to close the previous location and it "really hurt a lot of people."