This action approves an award in the amount of $592,253 to mississippi department of environmental quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 awarded a $592,253 Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to enhance the state's solid waste infrastructure and recycling programs. The award is funded through the EPA's Post-Consumer Materials Management Infrastructure Grant Program (CFDA No. 66.920), which aims to increase material recovery and recycling across the country.

Under this Cooperative Agreement, MDEQ will conduct a statewide study to develop a plan for improving Mississippi's material recovery and recycling capabilities. The plan will include recommendations to create more local recycling programs, new recycling facilities, processors, manufacturers, and end-users. MDEQ will also implement a statewide recycling messaging campaign, develop new recycling-related policies and regulations, and establish hub-and-spoke recycling models. The intended beneficiaries are Mississippi residents, local governments, and recycling businesses/industry. The project period is from Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2026.

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This action approves an award in the amount of $592,253 to mississippi department of environmental quality. The purpose of this award is to enhance the state of mississippi efforts to meet the solid waste infrastructure and recycling grants elements which will increase material recovery and recycling in mississippi through the creation of more local programs and new recycling facilities, processors, manufacturers, and other end users. The activities to be performed include prepare and conduct a study for the purposes of developing a plan to improve material recovery and recycling in mississippi, evaluate study results/recommendations, engage with stakeholders, identify best ways to implement study recommendations, and begin implementation of plans to advance post-consumer materials management. The anticipated deliverables include a plan to include recommendations to improve material recovery and recycling statewide, statewide recycling messaging campaign, new policy, regulations and laws regarding recycling businesses, and hub and spoke models. The intended beneficiaries include mississippi residents, local governments, recycling business and industry. Activities:-subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:-