IRG to launch app-based plastics recycling collection program
International Recycling Group (IRG), a recycling company developing an automated sorting plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, plans to offer direct, on-demand curbside collection of postuse plastics from homes and commercial establishments in Erie. For the curbside pickup service, the recycler has partnered with SmartBlock Beverages FZ LLZ, a United Arab Emirates-based startup that developed an app called ZeLoop that provides sustainability rewards.