Indiana Department of Environmental Management announces community recycling grants
Indiana Department of Environmental Management announces community recycling grants
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has announced the recipients of the agency’s Community Recycling Grant Program. IDEM awarded $444,435 to 21 applicants that have intended to create cost-effective programs that have a positive environmental impact and an increase in waste diversion.
"The Community Recycling Grants are a great way for IDEM to promote and encourage recycling at the local level," says IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott. "IDEM is proud to work with communities to promote recycling throughout the state."
The grants are available to counties, municipalities, solid waste management districts, schools and nonprofit organizations located in Indiana.
The following is the list of recipients and the amounts they were awarded:
- Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District (SWMD): $29,463
- Brown County SWMD: $14,250
- City of Goshen: $9,867
- Clark County Recycling District: $1,125
- Energy Matters Community Coalition Inc.: $5,950
- Hancock County SWMD: $6,250
- Hendricks County Recycling District: $64,822
- Huntington City SWMD: $13,135
- Jay County SWMD: $2,557
- Marion Municipal Utilities: $7,705
- Marshall County SWMD: $5,132
- North Harrison Elementary: $1,047
- PilotEd School: $10,292
- ReThink Inc.: $7,500
- Shelby County Recycling District: $32,900
- SustainIU: $77,990
- Vigo County SWMD: $4,376
- Warren County SWMD: $3,444
- Washington County SWMD: $64,850
- White County SWMD: $76,563
- Zionsville Parks & Recreation: $5,218
Grants are funded through IDEM’s Solid Waste Management Fund. Money comes from the state’s solid waste management fee (IC 13-20-22-1). The fee consists of a 50 cent per ton charge on solid waste for final disposal at Indiana municipal solid waste landfills and incinerators. None of the funding comes from tax dollars.
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Source: Recycling Today
Indiana Department of Environmental Management announces community recycling grants
<![CDATA[The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has announced the recipients of the agency’s Community Recycling Grant Program. IDEM awarded $444,435 to 21 applicants that have intended to create cost-effective programs that have a positive environmental impact and an increase in waste diversion. "The Community Recycling Grants are a great way for IDEM to promote and encourage recycling at the local level," says IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott. "IDEM is proud to work with communities to promote recycling throughout the state." The grants are available to counties, municipalities, solid waste management districts, schools and nonprofit organizations located in Indiana. The following is the list of recipients and the amounts they were awarded: Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District (SWMD): $29,463 Brown County SWMD: $14,250 City of Goshen: $9,867 Clark County Recycling District: $1,125 Energy Matters Community Coalition Inc.: $5,950 Hancock County SWMD: $6,250 Hendricks County Recycling District: $64,822 Huntington City SWMD: $13,135 Jay County SWMD: $2,557 Marion Municipal Utilities: $7,705 Marshall County SWMD: $5,132 North Harrison Elementary: $1,047 PilotEd School: $10,292 ReThink Inc.: $7,500 Shelby County Recycling District: $32,900 SustainIU: $77,990 Vigo County SWMD: $4,376 Warren County SWMD: $3,444 Washington County SWMD: $64,850 White County SWMD: $76,563 Zionsville Parks & Recreation:…