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SWACO Grants are headed to Franklin County Communities, Schools, and Parks to help promote the use of recycled content materials and recycling in general. SWACO’s Board of Trustees has announced the approval of two Smart Community and six Buy Recycled Grants. The grants will go toward recycling containers, a marketing campaign to promote recycling, a sign to direct residents to a recycling center, recycled content flower boxes, and other projects.
SWACO Executive Director Ron Mills applauds the groups receiving the grants. “This year’s applicants showed us some new ideas to promote recycling in their communities. It is clear they are serious about going green and delivering that message to their residents.”
Buy Recycled grants are designed to assist governments, schools and political subdivisions with the purchase of products made of recycled content materials. Past recipients of these grants have purchased recycled content playground equipment, recycling containers, park and picnic benches, and transit schedule signs.
Smart Community grants are restricted to those cities that are part of SWACO’s Smart Communities program. Those communities include Bexley, Whitehall, Upper Arlington, Hilliard, Westerville, Dublin, Gahanna and Reynoldsburg. Smart Community grants are used toward waste reduction, litter prevention and recycling programs. To be a Smart Community, a city must either have a waste diversion rate of 30% or commit to working toward that rate.
SWACO requires a minimum 25% match to the grant on the part of the recipients. More information on SWACO grants and other programs are available at www.swaco.org or by calling SWACO Grants Manager Bonni Trice at 614-871-5100.
SWACO Smart Community Grants
Grandview Heights Park & Recreation; Grandview Heights will locate recycling containers (made of recycled content) in the community’s parks. SWACO has awarded $2,850.60 and Grandview Heights has committed to $2,437.40 for a total project cost of $5,288.00. Contact; Sean Robey, Grandview Heights Parks Director.
City of Whitehall; Whitehall plans to use three post card mailings to boost residential recycling. The mailings would not only promote recycling, but also alert residents that they can obtain free recycling containers through Whitehall City Hall. SWACO has awarded $2,411.00 and Whitehall has committed $805.00 for a total project cost of $3,216.00. Contact; Zachary Woodruff, Community Affairs, City of Whitehall.
SWACO Buy Recycled Grants
St. Brendan School, Hilliard; St. Brendan will replace current wooden tables and benches used by students and teachers in outdoor study areas on the school grounds with tables and benches made of recycled plastic lumber. SWACO has awarded $1,905.96 and St. Brendan School has committed $804.94 for a project total of $2,710.90. Contact; Ms. Marsha Duffey, Teacher, St. Brendan School, Hilliard.
City of Grove City; Grove City plans to replace aging decking, benches, flower boxes and fencing at Gantz Park with new product made of recycled content. SWACO has awarded $5,000. Grove City has committed $74,328.42 toward the project for a total of $79,328.42. Contact; Jodee Lowe, Gardens at Gantz Farm Park, Grove City.
Prairie Township; Prairie Township plans to erect a sign at the Hubbard Road Fire Station which directs residents to the fire station and the SWACO Recycling Center located at the fire station. The sign would be made of recycled content materials. SWACO has awarded $5,000.00. Prairie Township will contribute $3,341.00 to the project for a total of $8,341.00. Contact; Connie Swisher, Prairie Township
City of Gahanna; Gahanna plans to buy additional recycling containers for the community’s parks. SWACO has awarded $2,454.38 to the project and Gahanna will spend $1,731.40 for a total program cost of $4,185.78. Contact; Tony Collins, Parks Director City of Gahanna.
City of Whitehall; Whitehall plans to purchase 7 picnic tables made of recycled plastic lumber for Lamby Lane Park. SWACO has awarded $3,092.25 to the project. Whitehall will be responsible for $1,516.75 with a total cost of $4,609.00. Contact; Zachary Woodruff, Community Affairs, City of Whitehall.
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