INDIANAPOLIS – A Marshall County Company is among six organizations receiving an Indiana’s Recycling Market Development Board grant to expand recycling in the state.
CT Polymers in Marshall County was awarded $500,000 toward the purchase of a compounding line that will separate recycled plastics and polymer materials from mixed waste, diverting 24,000 tons from landfills annually. The company expects to create 30 additional jobs.
The joint effort represents over $15.7 million in expected total investments, which will create 42 jobs and prevent an additional 197,884 tons of materials from being sent to landfills each year.
Grants are administered by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
“These grants demonstrate how strategic investments in Hoosier businesses and organizations can lead to increased environmental stewardship,” said IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods. “By investing in advanced equipment and innovative solutions, we’re helping Hoosiers recycle more effectively, reduce landfill waste, create jobs, and put valuable materials back into Indiana’s economy.”
The Recycling Market Development Program was established in the early 1990s to better manage solid waste by developing markets for recycled materials. More information about the RMDP grant program, including future grant opportunities, can be found on IDEM’s website, idem.IN.gov/recycle/recycling-market-development-program.
