COLUMBUS, Ohio — Wood County Solid Waste Management District will receive $29,157 for recycling and litter prevention.
Local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations throughout Northwest Ohio are receiving more than $1.4 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.
The Wood County grant is to xpand and upgrade the 24/7 residential drop-off recycling program through education and outreach and purchase 17 eight-cubic yard dumpsters.
All local clean-up efforts involve the work of volunteers and take place on public property. Some of these grants tie into Gov. Mike DeWine’s statewide litter campaign, A Little Litter is a Big Problem, prioritizing and promoting the conversation around litter in Ohio.
