WE'VE CHANGED. for good.
The Indiana Recycling Coalition
is now CIRCULAR INDIANA.
CIRCULAR INDIANA is focused on education and advocacy to strengthen the circular economy. Indiana is ready to leverage our unique strengths—manufacturing industry, transportation network, and geographic position—to eliminate waste, create jobs, and strengthen supply chains with benefits for all. Circular Indiana is here to lead the transformation.
WHY CIRCULAR?
Many challenges exist in our current linear system of take, make, waste, and dispose. The circular economy eliminates waste, captures resources, and restores nature. It functions to keep products and materials in use longer to improve the efficiency and productivity of our resources. Circular systems employ reuse, sharing, repair, refurbishment, remanufacturing AND recycling to create a continuous system. Recycling is an important part of the circular economy, but we also need to go beyond recycling. By rethinking our relationship with materials, we can redistribute the responsibility for managing waste to create a more resilient future.
For a deeper dive into the Circular Economy
OUR BACKGROUND
CIRCULAR INDIANA is a statewide for-impact, 501(c)(3) organization that convenes our members to educate, advocate, and innovate towards a better future for Indiana. We focus on uniting individuals, businesses, community organizations, and state and local governments in eliminating waste and creating a more circular economy.
Founded in 1989 as the Indiana Recycling Coalition, CIRCULAR INDIANA inspires our members to think and act beyond recycling and towards a more circular economy in Indiana. We are not a government entity, and we rely on support from our sponsors and donors. Your support matters; what you give comes back to you.
OUR COMMITMENT
CIRCULAR INDIANA is committed to using our platform to elevate marginalized voices and be an agent of lasting change for the intersecting issues of systemic racism and the environment. We will do this by seeking out, connecting with, and listening to diverse perspectives, pursuing lifelong personal, organizational, and community education, and advocating for just and equitable environmental policies.
OUR MISSION REMAINS
To strengthen the circular economy in Indiana through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting.
contact us
Circular Indiana is led by our board of directors and volunteers. The best way to contact us is via email, and we will respond as quickly as we are able.
BOARD OFFICERS
PAM FRANCIS (Private)
Circular Indiana, President
Schott Design
MICHAEL DAVIS (At-large)
Circular Indiana, Treasurer
David Jose (At-large)
Circular Indiana, Secretary
Our board is composed of members representing three organizational sectors (private/business, public interest, and government) as well as at-large members who represent the general public.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Christian (Private)
Strategic Materials, Inc.
DARIN COY (Private)
101, Inc.
AARON FRIEDRICH (Private)
Environmental Resources Management
RACHAEL HOOVER lEKIC (At-large)
KEN MILLER (At-large)
Kelvin Okamoto (At-large)
Sarah Turner (Private)
Pratt Industries
