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

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 county of hawai'i's efforts to meet the swifr grants elements. Specifically, the county of hawai'i will design and implement a city-scale reusable food ware and refillable bottle system in hilo, hawai'i that is designed by and for the whole community. This award will fund equipment and supplies including reuse collection bins, transport vehicles, crates, totes, a dishwashing machine, QR and rfid code scanners, and a technology platform to support asset tracking and management. In addition, IT will support contractual costs for dishwashing machine installation, exterior BIN installation, interior BIN installation support, customization of a reuse tech platform for the hilo system, and legal review of contracts. This assistance agreement provides full federal funding in the amount of $1,522,130. See terms and conditions.activities:the swifr grant activities include the selection, purchase, and distribution of equipment and supplies for the hilo city scale reuse infrastructure for reusable foodware and refillable drinkware. In addition, the activities include contractual costs for managing the equipment, supplies and legal review of contracts. The equipment includes a transport vehicle, commercial dishwashing machine and shipping costs of equipment to hilo. The supplies include interior reuse collection bins, exterior reuse collection bins, QR code scanners for transport vehicles, QR code scanners for washing facility, QR or rfid code scanners for point of sale locations, buckets/totes for transport of clean items, rolling bins, installation supplies (e.g., hardware, paint, caulk, duct work, wiring, etc), office supplies (paper, envelopes, printing, stamps, etc.) and shipping all supplies to hilo. The equipment includes a transport vehicle, commercial dishwashing machine, and shipping costs of equipment to hilo. The contractual costs include engineering, trade labor and permitting for dishwashing machine installation; exterior BIN installation including permitting; interior BIN installation support; customization of a reuse tech platform for the hilo system; and legal review of contracts. Subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include the purchase of supplies and equipment along with completed contract support. The supplies include interior reuse collection bins, exterior reuse collection bins, QR code scanners for transport vehicles, QR code scanners for washing facility, QR or rfid code scanners for point of sale businesses, schools, etc, buckets/totes for transport of clean items, rolling bins, installation supplies (e.g., hardware, paint, caulk, duct work, wiring, etc), office supplies (paper, envelopes, printing, stamps, etc.) and shipping all supplies to hilo. The equipment includes a transport vehicle, commercial dishwashing machine, and shipping costs of equipment to hilo. The contractual costs include engineering, trade labor and permitting for dishwashing machine installation; exterior BIN installation including permitting; interior BIN installation support; customization of a reuse tech platform for the hilo system; and legal review of contracts. The expected outcomes include reuse system infrastructure, reduction of disposable foodware, and new jobs. Expected reuse system investments include: 1 dishwashing machine, 1 transport vehi