IDEM Launches Clean Community Challenge Program

(photo courtesy of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management)

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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has announced six communities that will be piloting updates to the agency’s Clean Community Challenge. IDEM says the challenge is a voluntary program that recognizes communities taking proactive steps to promote sustainability.

The 2021 pilot communities are Beech Grove, Brown County, Fishers, Merrillville, Richmond, and Zionsville.

IDEM says it is piloting expanded project offerings including community gardens, curbside recycling and composting.

The department says it is working closely with an advisory committee comprised of representatives from Accelerate Indiana Municipalities, the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, and the IU Environmental Resiliency Institute, among others, to implement the improvements to the program.

At the end of the pilot, the challenge will be open to all Indiana municipalities, including cities, towns, and county levels of government. IDEM expects to open membership to all Hoosier communities in 2022.

You can connect to more information about the program by clicking here.