Ohio EPA grants $1.7M for area recycling and litter prevention programs

Mansfield News Journal
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Local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout the area are receiving $1.7 million in grants from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development and scrap tire recycling programs.

Area projects approved for funding for program year 2024 include:

  • Ashland County Solid Waste Management District - $10,000 for outreach and education

  • Marion County Recycling & Litter Prevention - $4,000 for outreach and education

  • North End Community Improvement Collaborative (Mansfield) - $26,805 for recycling equipment

  • Park Enterprise Construction/Outdoor Resource Supply (Marion) - $200,000 for recycling equipment

  • Willig Tire Recycling (Galion) - $300,000 for scrap tire manufacturing and processing equipment

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Statewide, Ohio EPA is issuing more than $7.5 million in grant funding to 159 recipients, with more than $3.8 million specifically for community and litter prevention programs.

Local governments and other entities use the grants for litter collection, education programming and the disposal of scrap tires through amnesty collection events. Local clean-up efforts involve the work of volunteers and take place on public property.

Community and Litter Grants are available to local governments, parks or health departments, state colleges and universities, solid waste authorities and nonprofit organizations or Keep America Beautiful communities to support and expand community recycling and litter prevention efforts.

Market Development Grants assist businesses that purchase equipment and infrastructure for successful markets of recyclable materials and related products.

Scrap Tire Grants provide financial assistance to Ohio’s businesses, communities, and nonprofits seeking to convert manufacturing operations into facilities that accept scrap tire material, expand tire processing, or use scrap tire material in construction projects or manufactured products.

This article originally appeared on Mansfield News Journal: Ashland, Marion, Richland receive Ohio EPA recycling grants