Indiana Department of Environmental Management announces community recycling grants

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.