EPA's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (swifr) grants for tribes and intertribal consortia will fund projects that focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials…

EPA's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (swifr) grants for tribes and intertribal consortia will fund projects that focus on encouraging environmentally sound post-consumer materials management; fund projects that result in a decrease in the generation of municipal solid waste and/or an increase in the diversion of municipal solid waste from landfills and incineration; and/or fund projects that provide or expand access to source reduction, reuse, recycling, backhaul, anaerobic digestion, and composting for tribes and intertribal consortia. The purpose of this award is to provide funding to the kootenai tribe of idaho to conduct a project that supports these elements.activities:the activities to be performed include: 1) provide compost training to bonner county landfill employees; 2) collect recyclables and compostable material for recycling; 3) process the food, yard waste, and feedstock into useable compost; 4) provide compost to the community, county, and business for use; 5) provide in-home composting machines to residents on kootenai indian reservation; 6) collect data of waste diverted from landfill; and 6) provide community outreach and education.subrecipient:sub-awardee, bonner county landfill will work in conjunction with the kootenai tribe of idaho to 1) plan and implement a food and yard waste composting program for boundary county, idaho and the kootenai indian reservation; 2) two county employed operators will manage incoming recyclables and compostable material for recycling; 3) process the food, yard waste, and feedstock into useable compost; and 4) track the amount of waste diverted from the landfill. Outcomes:completion of these activities constitute the anticipated deliverables and will result in a cleaner, healthier environment, which will benefit and protect public health in the kootenai tribe of idaho community through the improvement of solid waste management.