INDIANAPOLIS — Eight Indiana recyclers have received grant funding totaling $1 million from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM’s) Recycling Market Development Program (RMDP) to expand recycling in Indiana. The efforts are part of a combined $2 million commitment to operations that will benefit the environment and result in the creation of new jobs.
Projects funded include:
• City of Shelbyville, Shelby County to initiate its first curbside recycling program which will include collecting commingled recycling products at potentially 5,500 homes within the city.
• East-Terra Plastics LLC, Marion County to initiate a statewide agricultural plastics collection, processing and marketing project.
• Indiana Recycling Coalition and Strategic Materials, Marion County to be used for equipment, management services and outreach materials toward initiating a proposed metro area glass recycling project to collect more high-quality, uncontaminated glass from bars and restaurants within four strategic and popular business districts in the region.
• Plastic Recycling 2, Marion County for the purchase of an extruder and screen changer which will allow the company to begin recycling foam and rigid plastic food containers including cups, plates and more.
• Secure Core Solutions, Marion County for the purchase of a baler to help capture recyclable materials that can be purchased by processors.