Division Of Waste Management Calls For Grant Applications

Deadline April 15 for recycling, household hazardous waste grants

The Energy and Environment Cabinet’s (EEC) Division of Waste Management (DWM) is accepting grant applications for projects that develop an integrated recycling infrastructure and offer public education programs on recycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) management.

“During the ninth year of the Kentucky Pride Recycling Grant program and the eighth year of the HHW Collection Event Grant, the Division of Waste Management continues to give counties, cities, universities and other political subdivisions of the Commonwealth additional opportunities to establish or expand their recycling infrastructure as well as collect and remove from our environment household chemicals and poisons,” said EEC Secretary Len Peters. “As always, education is vital to the success of these programs, and grant funds are available for education and advertising to ensure active participation in both recycling programs and household hazardous waste collection events,” added Peters.

Gran t funding comes from the Kentucky Pride Fund and is underwritten by a $1.75 per ton fee on municipal solid waste disposed of in Kentucky’s contained landfills. Local governments, solid waste management districts, public schools, universities and colleges a re eligible to apply. Priority is given to applicants for regional projects.

Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 10, 2015, or hand - delivered to the recycling assistance section of the Recycling and Local Assistance Branch before 4 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, April 15, 2015.

The original of the entire application and any supporting documentation must be submitted in order for an application to be complete. Each grant requires a 25 percent local match.

For more information, visit http://waste.ky.gov/RLA/grants/Pages/default.aspx.