TDEC Announces Waste Management Grants for Convenience Center Upgrades, Used Oil Collection

Monday, October 28, 2024 | 10:54am

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced that $1.3 million in grants for solid waste management convenience centers and used automotive oil collection were approved for upgrades and recycling.

The grant programs encourage and support local communities in meeting solid waste and recycling goals. Local governments can divert more waste from landfills through infrastructure upgrades and provide convenient opportunities for residents to get engaged in the process. The grants are administered by TDEC’s Division of Solid Waste Management Grants Program.

“We are fortunate to have communities across our state who are committed to responsible waste management,” TDEC Commissioner David Salyers said. “These grants assist in efforts to make environmental protection steps as easy as possible.”

The convenience center grants are available for Tennessee counties that need financial assistance to replace and eliminate green boxes, establish new convenience centers in underserved areas, or upgrade existing sites. The main priorities of used automotive oil grants are for applicants looking to establish new public do-it-yourself automotive fluid collection sites in underserved areas, or funding to upgrade existing sites to promote education and recycling of used oil.

Awardees of convenience center grants can use grants to cover the cost to build or upgrade convenience centers, but such funds may not be used for recurring operation expenses. Under the Used Oil Collection and Recycling Grant Program, the Used Oil Collection Act allows for a two-cent fee to be collected against every quart of oil sold in Tennessee, providing grant funding for the establishment, maintenance, and upgrades of used oil and automotive fluid collection equipment.

Convenience Center Grants

Awardee Amount Description
Henderson County $97,139 Convenience center paving
Dickson County $184,028 New site – 6 30-yard containers, 5 compactors, 2 attendant shelters, signage, paving, fencing, electric, water
Warren County $99,916 Paving, fencing/gates
Clay County $98,351 Fencing, concrete slab, 40-yard compactor, glass collection
Marshall County $98,643 1 compactor, 4 40-yard open-tops, 4 attendant shelters, 4 incineration toilets, 10hp power unit
Perry County $80,440 Compactor, 2 attendant shelters, 30-yard roll-off, collection, monitoring equipment, fencing, paving, water, electric, heat/air
Hardin County $114,348 New convenience site: compactor/receiver, 5 containers, fencing, attendant shelter, electric, water
Montgomery County $26,322 Attendant shelter, 4 40-yard roll-off containers
Sevier County $43,688 Infrastructure and development
Lawrence County $187,920 3 5-yard stationary compactors and receiver boxes, installation of compactors and receiver boxes
Grainger County $33,680 Paving 2 sites
Chester County $101,115 6 30-yard open top roll-offs, 3 40-yard open tops, 2 40-yard receiver boxes with installation and shipping
Rhea County $73,260 2 compactors, 4 receiver boxes
Cheatham County $85,445 Fencing, 2 paving/asphalt, binder repair for asphalt
Morgan County $161,599 Attendant building, electric, fencing, concrete, paving, equipment
Franklin County $126,929 Paving

Used Oil Collection Grants

Awardee Amount Description
Dickson County $12,500 Used oil collection tank, concrete pad
Clay County $7,000 Used oil plan for existing site, education/outreach
Hardin County $13,900 Used oil tank, pump
Cheatham County $44,000 Upgrade 4 of the 5 locations:  storage tank, canopy, spill pans for used oil, antifreeze.
Hickman County $27,369 Collection tank, storage tank, filter crusher, transfer pump, concrete pad, canopy
City of Germantown $8,500 Used oil tank and spill pan, canopy
City of Collegedale $6,600 300-gallon waste oil tank, shelter enclosure (canopy)
Gibson County $16,500 Used oil heater
City of McMinnville $29,600 Heater, 250-gallon tank, air pump, collection tank, spill pan, 550-gallon storage tank, 1100-gallon tank
Houston County $12,500 Used oil collection tank and spill pan, concrete pad, canopy
Monroe County $35,500 Upgrade existing heater, concrete pad, collection tank, heater
Fentress County $6,450 Oil pump
Town of Dandridge $13,261 Concrete pad, oil pump, storage tank
Town of Winfield $16,500 Upgrades to current 2 heaters
Wayne County Highway Department $34,968 Collection tank, storage tank, oil transfer pump, antifreeze storage tank, oil crusher
Henry County $30,500 Used oil collection tank, storage tank