TDEC Announces $86,000 in Recycling Equipment Grants
Wednesday, December 16, 2009 | 04:46am
Grants Will Help Five Communities Meet Waste Reduction Goals
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has awarded five recycling equipment grants for projects to help reduce landfill waste in Tennessee. These grants total more than $86,000.
The grant program helps encourage recycling and reduces the amount of solid waste going into Tennessee landfills. It was authorized by the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991 and is supported from the Tennessee Solid Waste Management Fund, which is administered by 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.
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 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 five projects total nearly $35,000.
The recycling equipment grants announced today are:
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APPLICANT |
COUNTY
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GRANT AMOUNT
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APPLICANT’S MATCH
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PROJECT/EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION
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Bledsoe County
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Bledsoe
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$10,800
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$1,200
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Baler
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Claiborne County Solid Waste
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Claiborne
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$25,000
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$9,110
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Six, 30 cubic yard roll-offs
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Henry County
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Henry
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$24,483
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$10,492
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Box van; 4X4 vehicle; recycling trailer; recycling containers; storage building
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Obion County
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Obion
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$10,800
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$7,200
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Box van
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City of Tullahoma
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Coffee
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$15,246
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$6,534
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Paint mixer; baler; hoppers
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More information about recycling equipment grants may be found on the Department of Environment and Conservation’s Web site at www.tn.gov/environment/swm/grants.
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