RecycleForce, a 501(c)3 organization, is a social enterprise offering some of the most comprehensive and innovative recycling services around while providing life-changing workforce training to formerly incarcerated individuals.Taking the electronic waste and other recyclables provided by residents and corporate partners, RecycleForce deconstructs these items, recycles the materials and disposes of the waste safely and cleanly. The scrap metals and other reusable materials collected in this process are then sold to help pay for job training programs and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated men and women in order to support their re-entry back into society.RecycleForce provides a wide array of comprehensive recycling services to numerous clients and partners across Indiana. Whether you’re a resident looking to get rid of that pile of junk that’s been sitting in your basement for months or a business that needs comprehensive waste disposal services, RecycleForce can meet your needs in a timely and cost-efficient way.While RecycleForce specializes in recycling electronic waste, we offer recycling collection for a whole host of materials, including plastic, aluminum, paper and cardboard. And all our services are low or no cost.Because we’re a non-profit recycler, it’s possible some of your e-waste items may qualify as a donation that can be applied to your tax return. So you not only get rid of that stuff that’s been gathering dust for years—you get a tax benefit too.RecycleForce is a prime example of how social causes can be brought together to have a broader community impact.Using the revenue generated by its recycling business, RecycleForce is helping formerly incarcerated individuals rebuild their lives by providing gainful employment and comprehensive social services.Ex-offenders have the odds stacked against them upon their release. Most have no job and no home to return to. Without these foundational elements, the rate of reoffending and returning to the criminal justice system is incredibly high—up to 50% in Indianapolis/Marion County.RecycleForce helps ex-offenders break down the barriers to employment by providing transitional jobs for up to six months, as well as comprehensive services designed to get their lives back on track. The RecycleForce model offers program participants an integrated focus on jobs skills, character development and personal counseling. This “wrap-around” approach greatly increases the chance of sustained future employment and decreases the instances of re-offending. The RecycleForce program extends well beyond the six-month transitional job opportunity. By working with industry partners and employers committed to hiring ex-offenders, RecycleForce helps facilitate the transition for program participants from temporary work to full-time, gainful employment.As the recipient of a 2013 Community Crime Prevention Grant, RecycleForce served 30 offenders referred from Duvall Residential Center. Program participants received a dozen OSHA training certifications, temporary employment to develop work skills, assistance with managing reentry mandates, and permanent job placement assistance.Some of the Items we recycle:Bicycles, and Bicycle accessories, Telephone systems, Cardboard, Cellular phones, Televisions, PC’s (personal computers), Styrofoam, Laptops/Notebooks, Integrated Circuits (IC), Desktop Computers/CPU’s, Computer mice, CRT Monitor’s (no bare CRT tubes), Microphones, Mainframe computers, Laserdisc Players, Scanners, Computer Keyboards, Printers, VCR/DVD/CD Players, Fax machines.Games Systems, Xbox, DS, Sony, Etc., Back-up power supplies systems, Power Supplies, Photocopiers, Surge Protectors, Toner cartridges, Palm Pilots/PDA’s, Microwaves, Motors, CD’s/DVD’s/Blue Ray’s/Floppy disks/Thumb Drive’s, Computer boards, Electronic wiring, Copiers, Power cables, Cash Registers, Electronic motors, Satellite Components, Metals - Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Nickel., Batteries, Cardboard, Phonebooks.Plastics 1-7, Copy paper, (No carbon paper), Glass, (Amber, Green, Clear only), Styrofoam, (No dirty containers)We ask for a $5.00 donation for all Televisions and monitors.A cleaner environment. A stronger workforce.
RecycleForce, a not for profit organization, is a social enterprise offering some of the most comprehensive and innovative recycling services around while providing life-changing workforce training to formerly incarcerated individuals.Taking the electronic waste and other recyclables provided by residents and corporate partners, RecycleForce deconstructs these items, recycles the materials and disposes of the waste safely and cleanly. The scrap metals and other reusable materials collected in this process are then sold to help pay for job training programs and employment opportunities for formerly incarcerated men and women in order to support their re-entry back into society.