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EPA awards $ 1,605,660 for recycling and composting program in Bozeman,
Montana
Funding provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Contacts
Bozeman, Mont. (September 13, 20233) – Today, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) announced $1,605,660 from President Biden’s
Investing in America agenda to develop a Sustainable Organics Management
Program which will provide year-round recycling and composting services for
organics and food waste in Bozeman, Montana. EPA is also making $632,629
available to the state of Montana to improve solid waste management planning
and data collection in communities across the state. Thanks to the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law, funding to expand and create new waste management
facilities in Montana is part of EPA’s largest recycling investment in 30
years.
“EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funds are helping
communities across the nation reuse waste and reduce local and global
environmental impacts,” said EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker.  “We
are proud to support a growing program that will serve Bozeman residents for
many years to come.”
“As a third generation Montana farmer, I know that composting can boost
yields and cut the need for chemicals in our soils – and investments from my
bipartisan infrastructure law for food waste recycling will go a long ways for
folks in the Gallatin valley,” said U.S. Senator Jon Tester. “This
investment will be good for preserving Bozeman’s environmental health, will
help families with waste management, and will help small businesses and farms
continue to integrate sustainable practices into their operations. It’s a
win-win across the board.”
EPA’s grant award will help the city create a Bozeman Sustainable Organics
Management Program with new residential collection infrastructure to provide
single- and multi-family households with year-round diversion services for
organic waste, including food waste. These investments include the purchase of
carts, collection trucks, technology improvements and program education and
outreach to residents and businesses. The city estimates the program will
serve up to 7,000 households by 2026 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
1,950 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent annually.
“Our seasonal yard waste composting program is already popular with
residents, so to expand this service year-round and offer food waste
composting for the first time is truly exciting for our community,” said
Bozeman Mayor Cyndy Andrus. “We’re grateful to have been awarded this
grant and look forward to the many benefits this program will provide.”
This grant award to the City of Bozeman is part of the agency’s newly created
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling funding opportunity. As part of
today’s announcement, EPA selected 25 communities across the nation to
receive grants totaling more than $73 million. In addition, the agency is
making available approximately $32 million for states and territories to
improve solid waste management planning, data collection and plan
implementation.
EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program is advancing
the Justice40 Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall
benefits of certain federal investments flow to communities that are
marginalized, underserved and overburdened by pollution.
These grants represent important steps toward achieving the EPA’s National
Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal and will help build an
economy devoted to keeping materials, products and services in circulation for
as long as possible, what’s known as a circular economy.
Additional Background
Today’s announcement for states, territories and communities is the first
round of funding from this new grant program. In the coming months, EPA will
announce the selected recipients of the recycling grants for Tribes and
intertribal consortia, as well as the recipients of EPA’s new Recycling
Education and Outreach grant program. 
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $275 million total from fiscal year
2022 to fiscal year 2026 for grants authorized under the Save Our Seas 2.0
Act, the largest investment in recycling in 30 years. The recycling grants are
supplemented with additional funding provided through EPA’s annual
appropriations. EPA has selected these entities to receive funding for
recycling infrastructure projects and anticipates making all the awards
announced today once all legal and administrative requirements are
satisfied. 
For details about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program
selectees and other Bipartisan Infrastructure Law-related funding
opportunities, visit the EPA recycling grants webpage.
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