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PRESS RELEASE: INDIANA FOOD SCRAP INITIATIVE (IFSI) LAUNCHES TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE
INDIANAPOLIS (April 11, 2016) -The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new multi-stakeholder initiative designed to reduce food waste in Indiana. The Indiana Food Scrap Initiative (IFSI) will explore the issues that cause food waste and will work to divert as much food from disposal as possible.
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PRESS RELEASE: ANNOUNCING THE 2015-2016 INDIANA STUDENT RECYCLING LEADERSHIP CORPS STUDENT LEADERS
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC), in partnership with PepsiCo Recycling, is thrilled to announce ten Indiana high school students have been selected to provide a spark for recycling efforts in their schools and communities through the 2015-2016 Student Recycling Leadership Corps (SRLC) program.
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INDIANA RECYCLING COALITION RESPONSE TO INDIANA APPEALS COURT RULING IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFF’S CHALLENGE TO INDIANAPOLIS DIRTY RECYCLING DEAL
The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) applauds the Indiana Court of Appeals’ decision in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit protesting the recycling contract between Covanta and the City of Indianapolis. The suit charged, among other things, that the city didn’t follow proper public bidding requirements before awarding the contract. The lawsuit was filed by two paper […]
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INDIANA BUSINESS JOURNAL: HOGSETT DESERVES PRAISE FOR HALTING COVANTA DEAL
Congratulations to Mayor Joe Hogsett and his team for listening to the city’s residents and hitting the brakes on a Covanta deal that would have sent out ripples affecting the environment, worker attraction, job creation and more.
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INDIANAPOLIS, COVANTA AGREE TO SUSPEND RECYCLING CENTER CONTRACT
Indianapolis – Mayor Joe Hogsett announced today the City of Indianapolis and Covanta Indianapolis, Inc. have reached an agreement to temporarily suspend a proposed Advance Recycling Center (ARC). The facility was to be located on Covanta’s Indianapolis campus.
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PRESS RELEASE: RECYCLING SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE NOW AVAILABLE!
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - Hoosiers who support environmental sustainability and recycling can now show that support on their Indiana license plate.
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PRESS RELEASE: IRC LAUNCHES NEW HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RECYCLING LEADERSHIP CORPS PROGRAM
INDIANAPOLIS- The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC), today announced a partnership with PepsiCo Recycling to launch a new high school recycling program: the Student Recycling Leadership Corps.
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CALL TO ACTION: CITY’S RECYCLING PLAN NEEDS WORK
Read about this important issue and then contact Mayor Ballard’s Chief of Staff and the Department of Public Works Director via this petition to let them know that you want FIRST-CLASS recycling for Indianapolis.
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PRESS RELEASE: IRC PARTNERS WITH 500 FESTIVAL TO LAUNCH RECYCLING PROGRAMS FOR THE ONEAMERICA 500 FESTIVAL MINI-MARATHON AND THE CHASE 500 FESTIVAL KIDS’ DAY
Recycling programs hope to capture more than 40,000 water bottles, hundreds of pounds of cardboard across events.
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September Newsletter
Dear Friends, Every single day, recycling provides one of the easiest ways for each of us to make a positive impact on our environment as well as our economy. Recycling conserves vast quantities of energy and natural resources, while creating new jobs and supporting Indiana’s commodity manufacturers. However, Hoosiers must have access to convenient and […]
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