7 NEWS PETplanet Insider Vol. 26 No. 04/25 Republic Services, Blue Polymers celebrate opening of Indianapolis plastics recycling complex Republic Services and Blue Polymers celebrated the opening of North America’s first Polymer Center and plastics recycling complex in Indianapolis on March 18. The facility, designed to process over 175 million pounds of recycled plastics annually, will produce materials for food-grade packaging and other uses. Republic Services operates the Polymer Center, while Blue Polymers handles the compounding and pelletising of plastics. The Polymer Center will process recycled plastics collected from homes and businesses in Indiana and nearby states, including PET (water and soda bottles), HDPE (milk jugs or detergent bottles) and PP (to-go cups or margarine tubs). Republic Services and Blue Polymers are developing a network of plastics recycling facilities for nationwide coverage. A Republic Services Polymer Center opened in late 2023 in Las Vegas, and a second Blue Polymers facility is scheduled to open later this year in Buckeye, Arizona. Another Polymer Center-Blue Polymers complex is in development in the Northeastern U.S. The Indianapolis site spans ca. 28,000m2 (300,000 square feet) and will create 125 local jobs. The project received support through a grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Central Indiana Waste Diversion Pilot Project; tax credits from the City of Indianapolis in conjunction with Develop Indy, the Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development and Employ Indy; Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) incentive-based tax credits, based on the company’s investment and job creation plans; and IEDC Hoosier Business Investment tax credits, designed to help companies invest in smart manufacturing and new technologies. www.republicservices.com CREATING FUTURE STANDARDS Japan’s leading Aseptic PET Filling System Provider. Our website Our solution high quality reliable technology safe & secure Republic Services CEO Jon Vander Ark, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun and other leaders and officials cut a ribbon to officially open the Indianapolis Polymer Center-Blue Polymers plastics recycling complex on March 18, 2025.
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