Ohio EPA grants $1.3M for recycling and litter prevention in southwest Ohio

Local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout southwest Ohio are receiving more than $1.3 million 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 cleanup 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.
 
Projects approved for funding (rounded down to the nearest dollar) include the following local recipients:

• Leesburg (Highland County), $17,948, to purchase recycling equipment and litter cleanup.

• Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District, $30,600, for litter cleanup and tire amnesty program.

• Clinton County Solid Waste Management District, $25,280, for tire amnesty program and litter cleanup.