Ohio EPA awards Marion County $3,000 for litter management programs

Ohio EPA is awarding $599,445 in grant funding to 41 local governments to support local litter cleanup events and tire amnesty programs.

Local governments use these monies to fund litter collection events, community awareness programming or create opportunities for residents to get rid of scrap tires.  All local cleanup efforts will involve the work of volunteers and are on public property.

Projects for funding rounded to the nearest dollar include:

• Adams Clermont Solid Waste District – $45,000
• Athens-Hocking Solid Waste District – $22,392
• Auglaize County Solid Waste District – $ 9,711
• City of Toledo – $40,000
• City of Warren – $35,000
• City of Youngstown – $23,225
• Clinton County Solid Waste Management District – $14,470
• Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District – $40,000
• Darke County Solid Waste Management District – $20,000
• Greene County – $20,000
• Hamilton County Recycling and Solid Waste District – $10,000
• Jackson County Health Department – $20,000
• Jefferson Belmont Regional SWA – $40,000
• Licking County Recycling – $30,000
• Lorain County Solid Waste Management District – $12,000
• Lucas County Solid Waste Management District – $20,450
• Meigs County Commissioners – $23,380
• Mercer County Solid Waste Management – $10,755
• Preble County Board of Commissioners – $15,000
• The Community Improvement Corp. of Geneva – $12,605
• The Guernsey County Community Dev. Corp. – $24,800
• Vinton County Health Department – $25,000
• Wyandot County Solid Waste Management District – $10,000
• Anderson Township – $ 2,250
• City of Cuyahoga Falls – $  5,000
• Clark County Solid Waste District – $  3,600
• Knox County – $  2,609
• Delaware General Health District – $  4,000
• Fairfield Township – $  4,032
• Famicos Foundation – $  5,000
• Henry County Solid Waste District – $  3,144
• Highland County Commissioners – $  2,000
• Huron County Solid Waste District – $14,000
• Keep Akron Beautiful – $  5,315
• Keep Wickliffe Beautiful – $  3,000
• Mahoning County Solid Waste Management District – $  2,000
• Marion County Recycling and Litter Prevention – $  3,000
• Mercer County Solid Waste Management District – $  4,529
• Morrow County Recycling and Litter Prevention – $  2,219
• Perry Soil and Water Conservation District – $  5,000
• Rural Action (Zero Waste Program) – $  4,959

The Litter Cleanup and Tire Amnesty Grant program requires a 10 percent match and is available to local governments, park or health districts, state colleges and universities, solid waste authorities or Keep America Beautiful communities.

For additional information about the grant program, contact Ohio EPA at (614) 644-2873, or visit www.recycleohio.gov.