The grants are from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Management Program and can be distributed to both public and private entities in Atchison, Holt, Gentry, Nodaway and Worth counties.
The grant funds are intended to reduce the amount of waste entering the local waste stream and facilitate recycling.
Examples of past projects include can crushers, aluminum and cardboard balers, forklifts, recycling trailers, recycling bins and park benches made of recycled materials.
Grant funds have also been used for outdoor classrooms, recycling education, rubberized tracks, recycling business expansion and structures and machinery to facilitate composting on a large scale.
For more information about the grant program contact Kirk Cooper at 660-582-5121, extension 4, or email at solid@nwmorcog.org.
You can send physical applications to Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments at 114 West Third Street in Maryville, MO. 64468.
