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Biden-Harris Administration announces more than $9.2M for EPA Region 8 Tribal
and community recycling projects as part of America Recycles Day
Grants under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law part of the largest recycling
investment in 30 years
DENVER – Today, in conjunction with America Recycles Day, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nine selectees to receive more
than $9.2 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grants
for Tribes and Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) grants. Selectees
include several Tribal Nations in Montana and North Dakota, nongovernment
organizations in Eagle and Denver, Colorado, and the Salt Lake City
Corporation. 
Part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and a key pillar of
Bidenomics, these grants will expand recycling infrastructure and education
for waste management systems across the region. 
“Today, on America Recycles Day, we are putting historic recycling
investments into communities, made possible by President Biden’s Investing
in America agenda,”?said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.?“Two
years ago today, the President signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and
with it, unleashed unprecedented funding to enable Tribes and communities to
update recycling and composting infrastructure, while also advancing education
programs to increase recycling rates and reduce waste.” 
“EPA’s Tribal and community partners have developed comprehensive plans to
expand and improve waste management services for their residents and
businesses,” said EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker. “From enhanced
recycling and market development to new food waste recovery and composting
programs, these investments will make visible differences in communities in
Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Utah.”  
These grants reflect the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to
tackling environmental justice and the climate crisis. As part of President
Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, 100% of the funding allocated in EPA’s SWIFR
for Tribes grants and 74% of the funding allocated in the REO grants will
benefit underserved and overburdened communities.  
Increasing recycling is an important way to reduce pollution because natural
resource extraction and processing make up half of all global greenhouse gas
emissions that drive the climate crisis. Recycling reduces the need to extract
resources such as timber, water and minerals for new products. 
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants for Tribes and Intertribal
Consortia 
EPA Region 8 has announced six selectees to receive more than $6.9 million
through the SWIFR program. They include:  
The Crow Tribe of Indians in Montana has been selected to receive
$1,344,896 to expand materials management infrastructure, create efficient
collection routes, monitor compliance and enforcement and create secure
Transfer Sites for waste. These activities aim to increase recycling
collection, increase data collection and provide household-level collection
for rural communities.  
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribe in Montana has been selected to
receive $1,023,748 to identify end-markets and expand materials management
infrastructure. These objectives will be achieved by expanding existing
recycling program, establishing five new recycling collection facilities,
purchasing equipment and researching end-markers and community partnerships
for previously unrecycled materials. These activities will encourage and
expand recycling activities to reduce community blight and potential health
and environmental contamination associated with illegal dump sites. 
The Chippewa Cree Tribe in Montana has been selected to receive $1,075,483 to
develop their Solid Waste Management Program by expanding infrastructure,
strengthening data collection efforts and focusing on post-consumer materials
management. These activities aim to improve recycled commodity markets,
increase collection and reduce contamination.  
The Blackfeet Tribe in Montana has been selected to receive $1,228,437 to
develop their circular economy efforts through source reduction on the
Blackfeet Reservation and outreach efforts on the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy
Reservations. This objective will be achieved by expanding recycling programs,
identifying end-markets and market development and developing tire shredding
and glass crushing programs. The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
divert solid waste from landfills and host waste management trainings. 
The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana have been selected to
receive $744,810 to expand materials management infrastructure and identify
end-markets. These objectives will be achieved by increasing staffing,
establishing a new recycling collection facility, purchasing equipment to
expand the recycling programs and researching end-markets and community
partnerships for previously unrecycled materials. The project will also
establish an additional plastic recycling center and increase the capacity for
cardboard recycling. These actions will encourage and expand recycling
activities and reduce blight and contamination associated with illegal dump
sites. 
The Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota has been selected to receive $1.5
million to improve waste collection, recycling, transport and disposal
programs. This objective will be achieved by acquiring materials management
infrastructure equipment, hiring staff and identifying new recycling
opportunities. The project aims to address waste minimization, increase
recycling activities and mitigate climate change impacts. 
To learn more about the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling for Tribes
and Intertribal Consortia funding, please visit: EPA’s Recipients and
Selectees webpage.  
Recycling Education and Outreach Grants 
EPA has announced three selectees to receive nearly $2.3 million in Recycling
Education and Outreach grants. They include:  
We Don’t Waste of Denver, Colorado, has been selected to receive
$809,665 to reduce food waste and methane emissions through a multifaceted
approach including education resources and workshops for schools, consumers
and businesses and social media campaigns and engagement opportunities for
community members. All activities will support the prevention, reduction and
diversion of food, and responsible composting and recycling. 
Walking Mountains in Eagle County, Colorado, has been selected to receive
$568,832 to amplify current recycling programs ensuring everyone in Eagle
County understands where, why and how to recycle and has equitable access to
do so. As Eagle County’s recycling efforts continue to grow, recycling
outreach and education efforts in disadvantaged communities are a
priority.  
The Salt Lake City Corporation in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been selected to
receive $954,687 to promote the role of reuse, reduce and recycle (R3) to
achieve zero waste in the city by 2040. Methods include meaningful
environmental justice engagement to inform a communication campaign supported
by outreach and education activities, a Recycling Ambassador program and
community recycling collection events for hard to recycle items, electronic
waste and household hazardous waste. 
To learn more about the Recycling Education and Outreach funding, please
visit: EPA’s Recipients and Selectees webpage. 
America Recycles Day  
Today marks both the 29th America Recycles Day, the second anniversary of the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the second anniversary of EPA’s National
Recycling Strategy. The National Recycling Strategy was the first in a series
of EPA strategies devoted to building a circular economy – one that
reduces material use, redesigns materials, products and services to be less
resource intensive and recaptures “waste” as a resource to manufacture new
materials and products.  
Visit EPA’s Recycling website to learn ways to reduce, reuse and
recycle.   
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