
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and The Recycling Partnership, Washington, have announced a $300,000 grant designed to help Ohio communities improve residential recycling in the Buckeye State.
The grant will “fund community projects aimed at working to prevent recycling contamination and improving the quality of materials residents recycle at drop-off locations,” the two organizations say in a joint news release.
This program will provide up to $180,000 in community awarded grants and $120,000 to fund statewide webinars, workshops and training programs. The grants will be designed to support drop-off recycling programs via direct mail educational materials, new drop-off site signage, and digital and social media advertising designed to increase participation, capture rate and material quality.
An additional $135,000 in matching funds from other stakeholders will be available to “amplify” the program, The Recycling Partnership says.
“Ohio EPA is excited to work alongside The Recycling Partnership again as the state continues to work toward meeting its solid waste reduction and recycling goals,” Ohio EPA Director Laurie A. Stevenson says. “With Ohio communities hosting more than 1,400 recycling drop-off locations throughout the state, this contamination reduction grant initiative focuses on all communities regardless of size or demographics.”
The 2022 grant builds upon a previous collaborative project between the Ohio EPA and The Recycling Partnership that ended last year 2021, The Recycling Partnership says. That project focused on curbside recycling outreach efforts in six Ohio cities. “Results showed improved quality of recyclables collected through curbside recycling programs for approximately 155,000 Ohio households by reducing contamination ranging from 10 percent to 46 percent during the project period,” The Recycling Partnership adds.
“This collaboration combines efforts of many stakeholders including recycling processors, communities, and solid waste management districts across the recycling industry to improve material quality and resident engagement to promote long-lasting system change,” says Jill Martin, The Recycling Partnership’s director of state programs. “We remain committed to improving Ohio’s recycling capabilities with these community grants.”
Solid waste management districts and local jurisdictions in Ohio are eligible to apply for grants of up to $3 per household for the program. A request for proposal period will be open from Aug. 29 through Nov. 18 with instructions for that process found here.
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