This agreement provides funding from the infrastructure investment and jobs act (IIJA)

This $3,571,064 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant Program (CFDA 66.920) will fund the City of Ontario, California's efforts to enhance municipal solid waste management and recycling infrastructure. The key products and services to be delivered include:

Purchasing three electric refuse trucks, four charging stations, and three extra batteries, along with 400 commercial recycling/organic waste bins and 800 residential organic waste carts. The City will also implement a digital food donation marketplace software to match businesses with extra edible food to nearby nonprofits. These infrastructure investments aim to increase waste diversion from landfills, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and help the City comply with California Senate Bill 1383 requirements. The award will also fund three new permanent jobs to operate the new electric trucks. The project period runs from August 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027.

EPA's solid waste infrastructure for recycling (swifr) grants for political subdivisions of states and territories will fund activities that will result in a significant decrease in the generation of municipal solid waste (MSW) and/or an increase in the diversion of MSW from landfills and incineration, as well as fund innovative solutions and programs that provide or increase access to prevention, reuse, mechanical recycling, anaerobic digestion, and composting. The purpose of this award is to enhance the city of ontario's efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Specifically, the grantee will establish new recycling collection routes and optimize materials management infrastructure through the purchase of recycling equipment such as electric trucks, EV charging stations, bins and carts, a power steam wash machine, and software to enhance zero waste strategies. The project will also create a digital food donation marketplace for businesses and nearby nonprofits and expand source separation of organic food waste and mixed recyclables by distributing carts and bins to residents and businesses in the city. The proposed project facilitates the city's compliance with california senate bill 1383. The primary goal and objective of the project is to comply with california senate bill 1383 and reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants. Additionally, the recipient aims to increase, expand, and optimize collection; improve materials management infrastructure; fund the creation of technology to reduce contamination in the recycled materials stream; increase, expand, and optimize capacity for materials management; and demonstrate a significant and measurable increase in the diversion, recycling rate, and quality of materials collected for municipal solid waste. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $3,571,064.activities:the activities to be performed are: 1) kickoff meeting - swifr grant; 2) demo of EV trucks prior to issuing RFP; 3) issue RFP for purchase of EV trucks and charging station; 4) issue RFP for purchase of commercial bins and residential cans for compliance; 5) select bidder for purchase of EV trucks and charging station; 6) select bidder for purchase of commercial bins and residential cans for compliance; 7) schedule outreach workshops/events to increase diversion; 8) purchase and launch software for digital food, donation marketplace and zero waste strategies; 9) implement tracking system for full compliance; 10) place order for power steam washer; 11) place order for cameras/video tech to track contamination; 12) place order for EV trucks and charging station; 13) place order for commercial bins and residential cans for compliance; 14) create or allocate personnel resources for implementation; 15) delivery of commercial bins and residential cans for full compliance; 16) delivery/training on new EV trucks and charging station; 17) track increased diversion through additional resources and efforts.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include: the infrastructure investments/enhancements will result in three electric refuse trucks purchased, four charging stations and three extra batteries purchased, miscellaneous accessories, 400 commercial recycle/organic waste bins purchased, 800 residential organic waste carts purchased, and a software purchase to access a digital food donation marketplace that matches any type of business with extra edible food to a nearby nonprofit. Three new permanent jobs will be created to drive and operate the new trucks. The expected outcomes include: GHG reductions from collection, recycling, composting or management via other management pathways; percentage of political subdivision served as a result of expanding or optimizing collection; and serving a disadvantaged CO