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Board approves 10-year waste-to-energy contract with Reworld Indianapolis amid air-quality and equity questions
Summary
The Board of Public Works approved a new services agreement with Reworld Indianapolis Inc. (formerly Covanta) to serve as the city's primary solid-waste disposal facility through Dec. 31, 2035. Board members and staff discussed air-quality, environmental justice and procurement timing; at least one member announced a no vote.
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works on Jan. 8 approved a services agreement with Reworld Indianapolis Inc. (formerly Covanta Indianapolis Inc.) to provide solid-waste disposal at a waste-to-energy facility beginning Dec. 17, 2025, with an agreement expiration date of Dec. 31, 2035.
DPW staff presented the agreement as the product of a competitive procurement (RFP 14 DPW 1614) and said there is no “not-to-exceed” contract amount because tonnage volumes cannot be predicted. A staff representative said Reworld will serve as the city’s primary disposal facility; waste items ineligible to be burned at that facility will go to the city’s secondary disposal site, the Southside Landfill.
The board’s discussion focused on environmental and equity concerns. A board member, Dan Hake, raised questions about public-health impacts in disproportionately impacted neighborhoods and recalled earlier council debates about whether waste-to-energy should be the city’s long-term approach.…
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