Opinion: IRG recycling plant will be good for the planet – and Erie's eastside
Erie's International Recycling Group recently secured a conditional loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to bring cutting-edge recycling technology currently used in Japan and Europe to the United States.
This is great news for my community and the region. I support the development of the IRG project. I spoke with DOE representatives last year to express the same. Right now, less than 10% of plastics are recycled in the United States, while in Europe and Japan the plastics recycling figure is over 40%.