The Department of Environmental Protection Maine was awarded a $531,690 Cooperative Agreement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this award is to enhance Maine's efforts to support long-term planning and data collection related to advancing a circular economy for materials and supporting state-led implementation of post-consumer materials management plans. The key activities funded...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $2,944,001 Cooperative Agreement to the Town of Greenfield, MA under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The funding will allow Greenfield to transition its manual recycling collection system to an automated system, including the purchase of 3 automated recycling vehicles and new residential recycling carts. Additional activities include modifying the town's transfer station to increase...
This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), provides $511,502 in funding to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. Through this award, DEP will carry out several key activities to enhance Pennsylvania's post-consumer materials management, including: 1) Conducting assessments of the state's food...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) was awarded a $531,690 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of the award is to enhance DEC's efforts to support long-term planning and data collection needs to demonstrate progress toward national recycling and food loss/waste reduction goals, and advance a circular economy for materials, as well...
This Cooperative Agreement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 provides $572,065 in funding from the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES). The purpose is to enhance NHDES' efforts to meet the SWIFR grant program elements, which support long-term planning, data collection, and implementation of plans to advance a circular economy for materials and post-consumer materials...
This $551,877 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The award supports the Maryland Department of the Environment's efforts to enhance post-consumer materials management in the state. Key activities include: (1) Conducting an organics assessment to identify potential locations for organics recycling infrastructure; (2) Assessing existing recycling and processing...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $390,075 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington Department of Ecology under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920). The purpose of this 22-month award is to enhance Washington's efforts to support a circular economy for materials management through a statewide market development platform. Specifically, the funding will establish a Circular Economy Accelerator program to provide technical...
This $282,893 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) funds the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's (MassDEP) activities to perform site characterization at potential or confirmed hazardous waste sites across the state of Massachusetts. The key activities include determining the need for federal involvement,...
This $673,004 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920), will support the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) in enhancing the territory's post-consumer materials management infrastructure and waste reduction efforts. Key activities funded under this award include: training at least 10 DPNR employees in zero waste and recycling...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $491,314 Cooperative Agreement under the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The purpose of this 3-year award is to enhance NJDEP's efforts to meet the SWIFR program's objectives of supporting long-term planning and data collection to demonstrate progress toward national recycling and food loss/waste reduction goals, as well as...