Tennessee Awards $425k in Recycling Grant Money

Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has announced that the state has awarded 20 recycling equipment grants to various non-profits, municipalities and public sector agencies. A total of $424,000 was given.

Recycling equipment grants may be used to purchase equipment for new recycling programs, improve and expand the operation of an existing site or prepare recyclable materials for transport and marketing. Grants may be awarded to counties, cities, non-profit recycling organizations and solid waste authorities across Tennessee to help reach or exceed the goals set forth in the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991.

Each recipient is required to match the state grant on a sliding scale basis. Local matching funds toward these 20 projects total nearly $199,000.

The grant program was authorized by the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991 and is supported from the Tennessee Solid Waste Management Fund that is administered by the Department of Environment and Conservation. The fund receives its revenues from a state surcharge on each ton of solid waste disposed in landfills and from a fee on new tires sold in the state.

To view the list of grant recipients, amount, and the item to be purchased click on the following link -- Tennessee Grant Winners