Ross, Scioto county organizations receive EPA recycling and litter prevention grants

Local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout southeast Ohio are receiving more than $177,000 this year in grants from Ohio EPA to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development and scrap tire recycling programs.

Statewide, Ohio EPA is issuing more than $6.3 million in grant funding to 99 recipients, with more than $3.7 million specifically for community and litter prevention programs.

All local clean-up efforts involve the work of volunteers and take place on public property. Some of these grants tie into Governor Mike DeWine’s statewide litter campaign, A Little Litter is a Big Problem, prioritizing and promoting the conversation around litter in Ohio.

Area projects approved for funding (rounded down to the nearest dollar) include:

• Lawrence-Scioto Solid Waste Management District: $7,475 for litter cleanup; and

• Ross County Litter Control and Recycling, $3,724 to purchase equipment for Grind2Energy.

For additional information about the grant programs, contact Marie Barnett at Ohio EPA at Marie.Barnett@epa.ohio.gov, or visit www.recycleohio.gov.