The International Recycling Group, a local company committed to tackling the global plastic waste crisis, received a $509,000 Rail Freight Assistance Program Grant. 

The International Recycling Group (IRG) also received a $5 million RACP grant earlier this year. 

The RACP grant and the Rail Freight Assistance Program award will go towards constructing a rail siding to the IRG's new plastic recycling plant. 

The new plant will be located at the former Hammermill Paper site. The site will be the home of what will become the country's largest plastics recycling plant. 

Pennsylvania has 65 operating railroads, which is more than any other state. 

To learn more about the grant funding, visit the International Recycling Group's website.