To increase recycling in the state, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to municipalities. The money is to be used to enhance existing recycling programs or help local municipalities start a program.
Grant money is made available through the Solid Wastes & Recyclable Materials Management Act, which was passed by the Alabama Legislature and signed into law in 2008. The legislation imposes a $1 per ton fee on all solid waste disposed of in the state’s landfills.
A portion of the proceeds allowed for the creation of the Alabama Recycling Fund (ARF), which provides the foundation for the awarding of grant funds on an annual basis.
The following entities have been selected as recipients of grant funds for 2010:
- East Alabama Recycling Partnership, $169,701;
- Jefferson County Partnership, $276,368;
- City of Montgomery, $193,868;
- City of Tuscaloosa, $133,400;
- Calhoun County, $252,350;
- City of Montevallo, $154,093;
- Scottsboro Solid Waste Department, $143,202;
- Albertville/Boaz Recycling Authority, $144,308;
- City of Tuskeegee, $13,740;
- City of Prattville, $13,500;
- City of Demopolis, $18,500l;
- City of Gardendale, $30,110;
- Shoals Solid Waste Authority, $65,920;
- Athens/Limestone Recycling Center, $58,996; and
- Helena Middle School, $1,400.
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