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Ecology To Award Cash For Public School Programs
Application forms for the Department of Ecology's $20,000 Waste Reduction and Recycling awards program for 1996-97 were sent Dec. 2 to Washington's public schools. Ecology will provide 15 awards of $1,000 each and two "best program" awards of $2,500 each to schools with outstanding waste reduction and recycling programs. This is the eighth annual competition, established by the Legislature in 1989 as part of the Waste Not Washington Act.
Last year two central Washington schools won the best program awards---Granger Junior High School and Cashmere Middle School. Deadline for applications is Friday, March 21, 1997. An awards ceremony for the winning schools will be held in the State Capitol rotunda in May. For information, contact Terence Todd, School Awards Coordinator, Solid Waste & Financial Assistance Program, Ecology, (360) 407-6140.
CONTACT: TerenceTodd (360) 407-6140 or Libbie McClaflin, (360) 407-6144.
Thurston County Agencies Receive $515,183 in Ecology Waste Grants
Ecology has awarded grants totaling $515,183 to the Thurston County Health Department and the Thurston County Department of Water and Waste Management for a coordinated program of waste management projects. The health department will use a $296,183 grant to educate the public about household hazardous waste, continue collecting and recycling used oil, provide technical assistance to businesses that generate small quantities of hazardous waste, investigate complaints of illegal dumping and inspect solid waste facilities. The water and waste management department will use a $219,000 grant for solid waste reduction and recycling activities, including education, backyard composting, business assistance and adding plastics to the collection program.
CONTACT: Diane Christel, (360) 407-6062 or Jerry Gilliland, (360) 407-6149.
Ecology Grants $15,978 for Duvall Waste Projects
Ecology has awarded a $15,978 grant to the city of Duvall for its share of area-wide waste management projects. Duvall will use the grant to help with employing a recycling coordinator shared with the cities of North Bend, Carnation and Snoqualmie. The coordinator will manage a yard waste composting program and education programs about household hazardous waste and recycling used motor oil.
CONTACT: Diane Christel, (360) 407-6062 or Jerry Gilliland, (360) 407-6149.
Whatcom County Receives $562,632 Ecology Grant for Waste Projects
Ecology has awarded a $562,632 grant to Whatcom County for a comprehensive program of waste management projects. The county will use the grant to build and operate a facility to collect hazardous waste from households and businesses that generate small quantities, pay disposal costs for household-generated waste and educate the public about hazardous household products. The county will also use grant funds for solid waste reduction and recycling education, buying compost bins and enforcing solid waste laws, including inspecting facilities and investigating illegal dumping.
CONTACT: Allen Robbins, (360) 407-6074 or Jerry Gilliland, (360) 407-6149.
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