The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s (KDHE) Bureau of Waste Management has announced the recipients of its annual waste tire recycling grants. The solid waste grants are awarded to municipalities and school districts across the state. They tota nearly $458,000 for 2016.
The waste tire recycling grants go toward funding safe surfacing at playgrounds, running tracks, picnic tables and benches made from scrao tires. This year the KDHE awarded a total of 51 individual waste tire recycling grants, ranging from $478.50 to $87,288. The grants are funded through a 25-cent tax on the purchase of new tires.
Click on the following link for the grant recipients: Tire Grant Recipients.