{"id":125688,"date":"2025-01-29T11:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=125688"},"modified":"2025-10-22T08:33:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T12:33:04","slug":"new-efforts-to-increase-recycling-participation-and-reduce-contamination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/01\/29\/new-efforts-to-increase-recycling-participation-and-reduce-contamination\/","title":{"rendered":"New efforts to increase recycling participation and reduce contamination"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today, the City of Fort Wayne announced the new \u201cKeep the Recycling Machine Running Clean\u201d campaign to make the City of Fort Wayne\u2019s recycling program stronger.<\/p>\n

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News release from the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana:<\/p>\n

Mayor Tucker and Solid Waste Department announce efforts to increase recycling participation and reduce recycling contamination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fort Wayne, Indiana (January 29, 2025) \u2013 Mayor Sharon Tucker and Solid Waste Manager Matt Gratz today joined GFL Environmental to announce the \u201cKeep the Recycling Machine Running Clean\u201d campaign to make the City of Fort Wayne\u2019s recycling program stronger. The campaign will focus on education and awareness in order to increase participation and to help reduce the amount of contaminated materials inadvertently deposited in recycling carts.<\/p>\n

GFL was awarded Fort Wayne\u2019s garbage and recycling contract in May 2022 and as of October 2024 has also been contracted to transport recycling materials to their new state-of-the-art Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Pontiac, Michigan.<\/p>\n

The GFL Pontiac MRF is a 125,000 square foot facility, equivalent to approximately two and quarter football fields, that previously served as the production plant for the Pontiac Fiero and has been retrofitted to become a state-of-the-art materials recovery facility. The plant, constructed in 2022, consists of a 32,000 square foot tipping floor and a 45,000 square foot bale storage area ensuring material is always kept under roof. The processing system is designed to process approximately 35 tons of recyclable material per hour and incorporates a trommel, a cardboard separation screen, 7 optical sorters, a ballistics separator, and magnets for metals separation. Recyclables are being separated more effectively there, keeping more materials out of landfills, which in turn will generate more revenue for the City of Fort Wayne and GFL. The City is receiving a 5% increase in revenue due to the new GFL contract, an expected total of $600,000 per year.<\/p>\n

The following materials are accepted at the Pontiac MRF:<\/p>\n