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(KAIR)--Atchison County is among twenty entities across the state that have been awarded solid waste reduction grants through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Bureau of Waste Management.
KDHE announced in a news release Monday the recipients of the grants.
The release said the grants totaling nearly $390,000 are to establish recycling and composting programs that will divert recyclable material from landfills.
Atchison County will receive $13,747 for the purchase of three roll-off containers.
The grants are funded through a one dollar per ton waste disposal fee.
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