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IDEM doles out $1M in recycling grants

Five of the grants are for central Indiana projects—ranging from a curbside recycling program in Shelbyville to an agricultural plastics collection and processing project in Marion County.

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Recycling industry buffeted by falling prices

With prices tumbling for scrap metal, used paper and old plastic bottles, recycling firms around Indiana are watching revenue drop. Most are working harder to find buyers that will pay a decent price for their truckloads of materials. Some are idling operations.

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Untested ‘one-bin’ trash/recycling solution on way

Under a plan by Indianapolis and Covanta, consumers would throw everything into one trash bin and automated sorting equipment would pluck out recyclables. Opponents say the early experience of Montgomery, Alabama, provides evidence that the sorting technology isn’t effective.

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UPDATE: City board approves recycling deal with Covanta

Despite heavy lobbying from opponents, the Indianapolis Board of Public Works on Wednesday voted 4-1 in favor of a contract extension with incinerator operator Covanta that will make the company the city’s main household recycling provider for the next 14 years.

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