(AGENPARL) – mer 25 ottobre 2023 FRIDAY: EPA to Announce Nearly $4 million in Funding to the City of New Orleans for Recycling Initiatives
(DALLAS – Oct. 25, 2023) On Friday, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will meet with city officials from New Orleans to announce a grant for $3,982,000 from the agency’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program. The grant will fund a project to improve material management and recyling programs in the New Orleans area. Funding for the grant comes from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda.  
WHAT:          EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWFIR) Grant to the City of New Orleans
WHERE:       Sanchez Multi Service Center
1616 Fats Domino Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70117
WHEN:          Friday, October 27^th
                        1:00 pm
WHO:             Dr. Earthea Nance, EPA Region 6 Administrator
LaToya Cantrell, Mayor, City of New Orleans
Matt Torri, Sanitation Director, City of New Orleans
Rob Taylor, Vice President of Grants & Community Development, The Recycling Partnership
Arthur Johnson, Executive Director, Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development
Demetric Mercadel, District Director,
Troy Carter, US Congressman – LA 2nd Congressional District, US House of Representatives
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Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Elm Street, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75270 United States