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 orutsararmiut native council's to conduct a project that supports these elements.activities:the activities to be performed include: 1) increase recycling accessibility, 2) develop a curbside pickup program, 3) provide recycling dumpsters, 4) increase capacity to recycle aluminum cans and #1 pet plastics, 5) acquire shipping containers for storage and aluminum can processing equipment, 6) strengthen and develop new infrastructure, 7) purchase equipment, 8) establish community composting program, and 9) hire staff.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.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 orutsararmiut native council community through the improvement of solid waste management.