Perpetual Recycling Solutions has announced its plans to open a new, food-grade rPET recycling facility in Richmond, IN. The company selected Richmond because of the community, people, and infrastructure to support success. Its plant will produce more than 110 million pounds of rPET flake annually for customers throughout the U.S. The plant will fill a critical void in the recycling chain, turning PET recycled bottles and thermoforms into food-grade flake.

Perpetual Recycling Solutions will begin repurposing a 100,000-sq-ft facility in Richmond in mid-February. According to the company, the building will transform to become one of the largest recycling facilities of its kind, making Perpetual Recycling Solutions the largest producer of food grade rPET Flake in North America.

Materials will come from deposit raw material and curb-side collection. According to Perpetual Recycling Solutions, globally recognized Fortune 500 customers have already committed to purchase product from the Richmond facility. The company has also planned vibrant community education programs, which will be unveiled later this year.

Over the past several months, the company has worked closely with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County, Mayor Sally Hutton, the Richmond Common Council, and the city staff to make this plant a reality. Perpetual Recycling Solutions received funding and final approvals last month.

The facility is on target to open its doors in December 2012. Job creation plans and community giving and education programs will be shared in the second quarter of this year.