Rumpke of Indiana receives $175,000 recycling grant

One area organization was among the 12 awarded with more than $1.4 million in grant funding to expand recycling efforts in Indiana.

Rumpke of Indiana, Inc. in Jackson County was awarded $175,000 to expand the company’s recycling facility. The facility expansion project will increase capacity and bolster recycling opportunities for rural communities and businesses in Jackson and surrounding counties.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Recycling Market Development Program says the 12 grant recipients are located across Indiana and plan to expand recycling efforts through a variety of projects.

“We are happy to award grant funding to communities across the state to help expand their recycling programs,” said IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott. He adds, “The efforts made by these organizations will help Indiana get closer to our statewide recycling goal of 50 percent.”

Other recipients were:

City of West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County – Awarded $60,000 to purchase curbside food waste collection equipment.

CW Recycling, LLC, Marion County – Awarded $250,000 to fund the purchase of automated recycling equipment that will allow the company to triple its ability to recycle construction and demolition debris.

Dubois County Solid Waste Management District – Awarded $10,772.82 to provide a disposal option for large or refrigerant-based appliances and a space to store large, previously used items for residents to reuse.

Growing Green, Inc., Morgan County – Awarded $249,175 to purchase a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) optical sorting unit for a new materials recovery facility.

Martin County Solid Waste District – Awarded $91,212.50 to purchase a cardboard compactor truck.

Munster High School, Lake County – Awarded $5,185 to expand the school’s recycling collection program.

O’Bryan Barrel Company, Vanderburgh County – Awarded $250,000 to purchase a new plastic wash line and grinding components.

Opportunity Enterprises, Inc., Porter County – Awarded $60,050 to purchase and install a new baler that will enable the nonprofit organization to recycle an additional 1,000 tons of shredded paper each year.

Posey County Solid Waste Management District – Awarded $5,000 to purchase an industrial paper shredder.

Smith Creek, Floyd County – Awarded $250,000 to purchase a mobile diesel wood grinder.

Warren County Solid Waste District – Awarded $22,595.50 to purchase recycling bins, a recycling trailer, and a glass pulverizing machine.