(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) International Recycling Group Inc. has canceled its plans to develop a $300 million plastics recycling plant in Erie.

has been canceled by Erie-based International Recycling Group Inc. (IRG), according to an Erie Times-News report. Plans for IRG Erie were announced as a PRF project by investors in August 2020. In ...

A company’s plans to build a $300 million plastics recycling plant in Erie have fallen victim to Trump administration spending cuts and tariffs. International Recycling Group, Inc.’s plant ...

What was once the site of the Hammermill Paper Company — a cornerstone of Erie's industrial past — was set to become a symbol of its sustainable future. In 2020, the International Recycling ...

Mitch Hecht, the CEO and Founder of International Recycling Group, wasn't worried about the loan with the presidential election looming, but he made the call to cancel the project amid ...

In light of the project cancellation, the company has removed this and other bins it had placed around the community. The International Recycling Group (IRG) has scrapped plans for a recycling ...

International Recycling Group is canceling its plans to build a plastics recycling facility in Erie, Pennsylvania, citing a range of macroeconomic factors related to the federal government.