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December 3-In the past six years, reTHink, Inc. has grown from an environmental organization that has planted several small community gardens to a non-profit organization with its own zero waste store and a space to upgrade hazardous plastic products and create its own products From recycled plastic.

On Thursday, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett and City Council members Todd Nation and Martha Crossen, as well as other sponsors and celebrities, reTHink introduced its upgraded equipment to the public. Ribbons made of waste plastic bags were cut by the four winners of the environmental-themed fashion show, the "Green Queen".

Shikha Bhattacharyya, executive director of reTHink, Inc., chairman of the board of reTHink Rebecca Bercich, and upgrade recycling project manager Meagan Monds demonstrated and demonstrated a paper shredder that breaks down plastic into smaller pieces that can be used by a separate machine, The extruder melts the chips at a temperature of 260 degrees Celsius and pushes them into various molds to make different shapes. For example, a plastic 2x4 can be made from 110 milk jugs. The benches at 12 Points are made of recycled plastic.

"We haven't moved forward at full speed, but I am a maker at heart, so I like it very much," said Bercich, who is also a Rose-Hulman engineering lecturer. "This is great because my students are very interested in manufacturing and the intersection of engineering and art, so this really applies to all levels. They can come here to be creative and learn manufacturing at the same time."

The process of acquiring upgraded recycling technology began a year ago.

"It feels really good," Bhattacharyya said. "It can be frustrating at times-it feels like we are not as fast or doing as much as we want, but if you look at the big picture, just yesterday, I thought,'Gosh, this is just a little over a year.'"

A sheet metal press was recently purchased; one of its primary functions will be to help build a wheelchair ramp to enter the zero waste store.

Deanna Garner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management's recycling market development project manager, said that the state's current recycling rate is 19% and the goal is to reach a 50% recycling rate. Bhattacharyya said that Indiana has surpassed the national level of 9%, and pointed out that every minute of every day, plastic from a garbage truck is dumped in the ocean.

reTHink invites anyone in the community to take a look at the upgrade and reuse process-and even receive training yourself to participate.

"This space is perfect for welcoming people," Bosic said. "We want people to come here-using this material can teach you a lot about recycling and the mess we make with plastic, and because it's a great creative channel, it's good for the community to get together and share ideas. We hope Train people to use these devices and make it easier for people to use it."

"We want to make this a community work space, because if we can encourage entrepreneurs to use recycled plastics to make their products, it will be great," added Mondez, who wrote a thesis when he was a graduate student at Indiana State University. It's about sustainability. "It is our goal to make it available to everyone."

Bhattacharyya said: "We always welcome anyone to come in and show interest in understanding the process and the machine-everyone is welcomed and encouraged."

Starting on January 1, reTHink will accept type 2, 4, 5 and 6 plastics from the community-those that are most conducive to upgrading and recycling. And Bercich reports that Terre Haute is entering into a deal to be able to recycle glass again.

"I'm still hesitant to speak, but this will happen either here or at ISU," Bercic said. "We have been negotiating with Indy's strategic materials company. This is feasible-there is a market for recycled glass and it's good value for money."

The best part is that those who have dropped the cup don't have to sort it out. "It can be mixed colors, it doesn't have to be clean or unlabeled-I [tell Strategic Materials],'You are inspecting all our boxes.'" The glass will be made of insulating material and fiberglass and can be left in Indiana State.

At the same time, reTHink's zero-waste store is selling items made on-site, such as coasters and keychains. Bhattacharyya said: "We are far from the starting point, but there is still a long way to go." "If there is a small production facility where we can make items every day and provide items to the community, that would be great."

David Kronke's contact information is 812-231-4232 or david.kronke@tribstar.com.

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