DeWine Supports $13M Grant for Recycling R&D Center
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine has put his support behind a $13 million Department of Energy grant for the Center for Environmentally Responsible Materials Recycling.
The funds would be used to build and operate a research and development center in Youngstown aimed at recycling hydrocarbon materials, such as hydrogen and rare earth elements, for commercial use.
“The project advances science, technology, economics and responsible environmental solutions through recycling of waste plastics and other hydrocarbon waste materials by optimizing their commercial usefulness and be reducing or eliminating negative environmental impacts. CERMR will place Ohio and the United States at the forefront of global technology leadership,” DeWine said in a letter to assistant secretary Daniel Simmons of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
In mid-January, CERMR named James Dignan, former CEO of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber, as its president.
In a statement, CERMR said it views Youngstown State University as a potential partner in the project, noting “numerous synergies in curriculum, research personnel and laboratory assets.”
“The project advances science, technology, economics and responsible environmental solutions through recycling of waste plastics and other hydrocarbon waste materials by optimizing their commercial usefulness and be reducing or eliminating negative environmental impacts. CERMR will place Ohio and the United States at the forefront of global technology leadership,” DeWine wrote.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
