(MSC News)--The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Bureau of Waste Management has announced that several local cities have been awarded waste tire recycling grants.
According to a news release, forty-six grants totaling nearly $379,000 have been awarded for 2019.
The city of Axtell was awarded two grants totaling more than $9,200. The grants are for the purchase of just over 2,800-square-feet of loose fill rubber mulch, four tables and three benches for Rochel-Grove Park.
The city of Frankfort is the recipient of a just over $3,200 grant for the purchase of eight picnic tables for the city park.
The city of Horton will receive a $3,700 grant for the purchase of eleven benches and four picnic tables for the Aquatic Park.
The city of Oskaloosa was awarded a more than $14,000 grant for the purchase of a total of 8,000-square-feet of loose fill rubber mulch for the city park.
And the city of Wetmore will receive two grants totaling more than $11,000 for the purchase of a total of 4,000-square-feet of loose fill rubber mulch and six benches for the playground at the city park.
The grants are funded through a 25-cent tax paid on the purchase of new tires.
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