Dive Brief:

• The state of Indiana has awarded grants totaling $600,000 to four recycling companies.
• Businesses that received the grants are Petoskey Plastics, Inc., Reflective Industries, LLC, GreenCycle of Indiana, and Technology Recyclers.
• The recipients intend to use the funds to expand their workforce and to purchase sorting and processing equipment.

Dive Insight:

The grants were awarded by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) through the Recycling Market Development Program (RMDP) The recycling firms who received the funds will pump $2.9 million into their operations.

The funds are expected to create a total of 35 new jobs.