Dive Brief:
- Indiana Governor Mike Pence has signed House Bill 1183 into law. The law's purpose is to increase recycling rates to 50% across the state. .
- Under the new legislation, every recycling company must report their recycling activities to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
- The commissioner will be required to submit an annual report summarizing the data provided from the recyclers, and will create a standardized recycling activity report using the collected information.
Dive Insight:
Indiana's manufacturing industry was instrumental in the legislation's transition from a bill into a law. Environmentalist groups had pushed for the possibility of passing recycling legislation for years, but the bill finally gained momentum when glass company Verallia North America and aluminum manufacturer Alcoa backed the bill.