Funding Boosts Indiana Recycling Efforts

Bunn Box says it currently employs 70.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has named 12 recipients of grants through its Recycling Market Development Program. The funds total $1 million and are designed to expand the presence of recycling in the state.

The largest grant — nearly $420,000 — will help Allen County-based Bunn Box Inc. with expansion and efficiency improvement efforts. Additional recipients include:

• Child Adult Resource Services (CARS) in Parke County – $17,908
• City of Greendale in Dearborn County – $42,346
• City of Valparaiso/Public Works in Porter County – $93,624
• City of Winchester in Randolph County – $66,000
• Republic Services Recycling of Indiana Inc. in Marion County – $166,355
• Metropolitan School District of Shakamak/Greene County SWMD – $1,028
• Upland Brewing Co. Inc. in Monroe County – $5,344
• Vidal Plastics LLC in Vanderburgh County – $106,000
• Warrick County Recycling & Resource Management District – $76,935
• West Central School Corp. in Pulaski County – $1,200
• Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Vigo County – $3,562

You can read more about the program by clicking here.