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How Hoosiers can go plastic-free this July — without breaking the bank

HANNA RAUWORTH - July 9, 2025

As more people across Indiana participate in Plastic Free July, a growing global movement to reduce single-use plastics, the challenge is finding ways to...

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Five Indiana groups score $3.7M for recycling

HANNA RAUWORTH - March 13, 2025

Indiana’s Recycling Market Development Program (RMDP) awarded five organizations with $3.7 million in funding to expand recycling projects. The projects will be funded throughout central...

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Indy shuts down Washington Square Mall recycling site: What it means for you

HANNA RAUWORTH - March 6, 2025

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (Indy DPW) announced the community recycling drop-off site at the Washington Square Mall is closing. The site at 10280...

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BLK dating app launches #ItsGivingSZN, recycles ex’s hoodies for a cause

HANNA RAUWORTH - February 17, 2025

BLK, a dating app for Black singles, is partnering with Planet Aid, a nonprofit dedicated to sustainable clothing reuse, to launch #ItsGivingSZN, an initiative...

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Community cooks up excitement for healthier school cafeterias

HANNA RAUWORTH - October 29, 2024

Five local charter schools head back to school this year with “Conscious Cafeterias,” a healthier and more environmentally friendly approach to school lunches. The Conscious...

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AI may be the future of recycling

HANNA RAUWORTH - August 14, 2024

Bin Chen, associate professor at Purdue Fort Wayne, recently received two grants totaling more than $560,000 for recycling research projects involving AI. The first grant...

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Going green in the Circle City: Tips for a plastic-free July

HANNA RAUWORTH - July 19, 2024

Did you know that Americans alone discard over 30 million tons of plastic annually, with only 8% being recycled? Plastic-free July wants to change...

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Republic Services and Blue Polymers breaks ground on new recycling complex

STAFF - November 9, 2023

Republic Services and Blue Polymers broke ground on a new Indianapolis plastics recycling complex Nov. 9. The complex will contain a Republic Services Polymer Center...

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Application deadline for Community Recycling Grants approaching

JAYDEN KENNETT - September 22, 2023

Counties, municipalities, solid waste management districts, schools and nonprofit organizations in Indiana have one week left to submit an Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s...

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