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 and a Blue Polymer advanced polymer production facility, which will improve plastic circularity production and supply recycled materials for sustainable packaging and other uses. Both of these facilities are expected to open in late 2024.

The City of Indianapolis is planning to overhaul its recycling program, as current contracts are set to expire in 2025.

Indianapolis is one of the only major U.S. cities without a comprehensive curbside recycling program for all residents.

The bills author has said it could help Indiana to reach its goal of recycling half its waste. But a University of Pittsburgh professor questions whether some of these chemical processes should be considered recycling at all.

Spring is the ideal season for cleaning out and discarding unused or outdated items throughout the home. The Indianapolis Office of Sustainability, also known as Sustain Indy, will hold a free recycling event on April 23 at Krannert Park for unwanted electronics.

Does it really help climate change to recycle plastic? A listener in Evansville wanted to know. The answer is yes -- if you're doing it right.

RecycleForce is one of 19 places around the country that will receive a federal grant to train people to work with hazardous waste.

Residents are encouraged to drop off any old electronics for recycling next weekend.

A new study commissioned for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management shows more recycling could spur economic growth in the state. In 2019, only 19 percent of the state's waste was recycled.

Increasing recycling in Indiana could help manufacturing businesses expand and create jobs in the state. That was one takeaway from the Indiana Recycling Coalition's annual conference this week.