WIRT AND RITCHIE RECEIVE RECYCLING GRANTS

(12/18/2010)

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman has awarded grants worth over $1.55 million to 36 recipients through the REAP (Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan) Recycling Assistance Grants program. Huffman presented the 2011 grants during a ceremony at the DEP's Charleston headquarters. Grants were awarded to state solid waste authorities, county commissions, municipalities, private industries and nonprofit organizations. Funding for the Recycling Assistance Program is generated through the $1 assessment fee per ton of solid waste disposed at in-state landfills. Two regional counties are grant recipients: RITCHIE COUNTY - Ritchie County Commission $40,000 to assist with the installation of a truss roof for the Ritchie County Recycling Center/ Ritchie County Solid Waste Authority $61,555 to purchase a used box truck, baler and overhead bay door and to provide support for the county-wide program. WIRT COUNTY - Wirt County Solid Waste Authority $20,500 to purchase a baler and assist with the county-wide program.

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