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Evansville pushes glass drop-off pilot, circular-economy partnerships and local biofuel prospects

Evansville Climate Collaborative Board · August 14, 2024
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Summary

The Collaborative announced a drive-up glass recycling pilot at Tri State Resource Recovery (1511 Harriet Street) with material sold to Knopf for insulation, discussed local circular-economy partnerships (including contacts at SABIC) and explored local biofuel projects and feedstock prospects such as AgRenew and Savanna Bioenergy.

The Evansville Climate Collaborative on Aug. 14 highlighted several waste- and resource-focused efforts that together aim to advance a circular-economy approach in the region.

Staff said Tri State Resource Recovery is running a drive-up glass drop-off pilot Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–3 p.m., and that collected glass will be transported by a recycling services firm and sold to Knopf, an Indiana manufacturer that produces insulation. Laura Norville gave the drop-off address as 1511 Harriet Street and said the local MRF will accept glass on behalf of the…

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