The Thomaston campus of Skipstone Academy, which will soon become Crestside Christian Academy, alongside Brightmark and GFL Environmental, partnered for a collaborative recycling program presented by City of Thomaston and the Thomaston-Upson Industrial Development Authority.
SCTC continues to strengthen its commitment to workforce development and community impact through meaningful industry engagement. Representatives from SCTC’s Economic Development team joined local city officials on a visit to Brightmark’s Circularity Center in Ashley, Indiana, gaining firsthand insight into an innovative manufacturing operation rooted in sustainability and community partnership.
Upson County Emergency Management Agency Director Richard Hickmon and Rock Hill Volunteer Fire Department Chief Alan Yarbrough were among community leaders who traveled to Ashley, Ind. recently to visit the Brightmark Circularity Center facility.
Brightmark announced today that its strategic partnership with Lewis Salvage, has surpassed one million pounds of plastics recycled, successfully diverting medical plastic waste away from landfills and incinerators.
Brightmark LLC, a circular innovations company with a mission to Reimagine Waste®, welcomes Jessica Hudson as its new Community Relations Specialist in Thomaston, Georgia. A lifelong resident of Thomaston, Hudson brings deep local roots, a passion for community engagement, and a strong background in public service to her new role.
While mechanical recycling has limitations, chemical recycling, particularly pyrolysis, presents a promising solution.
The Thomaston-Upson Industrial Development Authority recently led a trip to Ashley, Ind. to tour Brightmark's Ashley Circularity Center, engaging with local leaders and gaining further insight into the company's process, according to a statement from IDA Executive Director Slade Gulledge.
The Drawdown Georgia Business Compact announced the inclusion of Brightmark as the newest member of the initiative to advance statewide decarbonization.
A California company on Tuesday announced plans to invest nearly $1 billion in Middle Georgia to build a factory that will take used plastic and turn it into the building blocks to make new plastics, while diverting hundreds of thousands of tons of waste each year from landfills.
Brightmark Announces Intent to Invest $950 Million in Upson County, Georgia to Tackle Plastic Pollution