IDEM Awards Community Recycling Grants
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has announced recipients of its Community Recycling Grant Program. IDEM awarded more than $440,000 to 21 applicants.
“The Community Recycling Grants are a great way for IDEM to promote and encourage recycling at the local level,” said IDEM Commissioner Bruno Pigott. “IDEM is proud to work with communities to promote recycling throughout the state.”
IDEM says the grants are available to counties, municipalities, solid waste management districts, schools, as well as nonprofit organizations in Indiana.
Grant recipients and the amounts they were awarded are listed below:
- Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District – $29,463
- Brown County SWMD – $14,250
- City of Goshen – $9,867
- Clark County Recycling District – $1,125
- Energy Matters Community Coalition Inc. – $5,950
- Hancock County SWMD – $6,250
- Hendricks County Recycling District – $64,822
- Huntington City SWMD – $13,135
- Jay County SWMD – $2,557
- Marion Municipal Utilities – $7,705
- Marshall County SWMD – $5,132
- North Harrison Elementary – $1,047
- PilotEd School – $10,292
- ReThink Inc. – $7,500
- Shelby County Recycling District – $32,900
- SustainIU – $77,990
- Vigo County SWMD – $4,376
- Warren County SWMD – $3,444
- Washington County SWMD – $64,850
- White County SWMD – $76,563
- Zionsville Parks & Recreation – $5,218
IDEM says the funding is intended to create successful, cost-effective programs. Applicants must demonstrate a positive environmental impact within the project service area, an increase in waste diversion as a result of the project, and show the sustainability of the project.