New Recycling Venture Launched in Goshen

Goshen, Ind.—RedPost Inc., a startup software company, is partnering with two Indiana companies to launch RedPost/Recycle, a recycling collection center for multiple types of waste.

RedPost started the program, which will collect foam, electronics, CDs/DVDs and rechargeable batteries, among other things, because there were no other local options for recycling these materials.

“We generate a lot of waste from our electronics assembly. We’re working to meet Cradle to Cradle design standards, and one of our early goals is to send as little waste to the landfill as possible,” says RedPost founder and CEO Eric Kanagy. “There aren’t other options for more than cardboard, bottles, and cans, so we decided to build our own recycling center.”

RedPost has partnered with EFP Corp. (Elkhart, Ind.) to accept expanded polystyrene foam (commonly known as Styrofoam) and with Chesapeake Recycling (Winamac, Ind.) to accept end-of-life electronics at RedPost World Headquarters, 211 South Fifth Street, in Goshen.

RedPost is coordinating with local businesses to collect their waste foam and electronics as well. Town and Country Appliance and The Electric Brew, both located on Main Street in Goshen, generate waste foam from used packaging, in the forms of refrigerator lining and food supplies, respectively.

Hannah Livengood, a barista at The Electric Brew, drops off foam at RedPost/Recycle about once a week. “I recycle as much as I can, sometimes running to Elkhart to drop off items I can’t recycle here in Goshen. It’s nice to know that other people and companies care about this sort of effort.”