Who: Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Indiana Economic Development Corporation, the Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development and the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District
What: Northeast Indiana Recycling Market Development Conference: “Financial Opportunities for Start-up & Small Businesses”
Where: Center Lake Pavilion, 119 East Canal Street, Warsaw, Ind. 46580
When: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (local time), Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Representatives from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s (IDEM’s) Recycling Market Development Program, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, and the Office of Energy and Defense Development will be discussing available funding opportunities for new and existing businesses during a free conference sponsored and hosted by the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District.
Participants will learn about funding opportunities available through the Recycling Market Development Program and address how businesses can work toward lessening their impact on Indiana's environment. The Recycling Market Development Program offers grants and zero-interest loans ranging from $6,000 to $1 million to businesses to promote and assist recycling efforts beyond the collection stage in Indiana.
In addition, business representatives will have the opportunity to meet with state funding partners to help plan and implement recycling activities into their business practices. The morning will include a session highlighting the importance of small businesses and start-ups to Indiana's environment and economy.
Additional information can be obtained by calling IDEM’s Recycling Market Development Program at (800) 988-7901 or the Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District at (574) 372-3087 or by accessing IDEM’s Web site at idem.IN.gov.
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