(KMZA)--The Kansas Department of Health and Environment Bureau of Waste Management has announced the awarding of twenty-four waste reduction grants totaling more than $400,000—including several locally.
The grants are designed to support existing recycling and composting programs, and encourage the start-up of new programs especially in small and medium size communities.
Nemaha County has been awarded a $25,000 grant for the purchase of a new baler for the county recycling center.
The Pottawatomie County Recycling Committee and Pottawatomie County Noxious Weed will receive a more than 74-hundred dollar grant. It will be used for educational public meetings, a county fair booth, Earth Day poster contest and promotional items.
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation was awarded a more than 47-hundred dollar grant to expand recycling services to neighboring communities, purchase containers and fund a public education video.
The grants require at least a 25 percent local match.
The grants are authorized by state law and funded by a one dollar per ton landfill tonnage fee.
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