Thanks to grants from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM), cities and counties all over the state will have some extra funds to put toward recycling initiatives.

ADEM awarded grants to 18 solid waste authorities, counties, cities and other groups across Alabama, totaling $2,529,388. The recipients are:

Albertville-Boaz Recycling Center: $155,756
Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Baldwin County: $123,832
City of Birmingham: $137,837
City of Florence Recycling Center: $145,585
Shelby County Commission: $200,210
Solid Waste Disposal Authority of Huntsville: $42,010
City of Tuscaloosa West Alabama Recycling Partnership: $107,418
Montgomery Clean City Commission: $30,000
City of Decatur Recycling Facility: $375,000
City of Fairhope: $156,000
City of Gadsden Recycling Center: $52,782
City of Guntersville Recycling Center: $92,718
City of Northport: $89,472
City of Phenix City: $150,000
City of Rainbow City: $130,541
City of Troy: $127,945
Lawerence County Solid Waste: $22,119
Scottsboro Solid Waste Authority: $103,632

The Alabama Legislature passed the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act in 2008. This allowed the state to levy a $1-per-ton fee on garbage disposed of into the state’s landfills.

ADEM has awarded more than $34 million dollars in grants since the Alabama Recycling Fund’s (ARF) first year in operation in 2009.

“This is the 17th year of the grant program, and we can clearly see the impact this funding is having as recycling continues to grow in Alabama. Every item that is recycled is one less item that ends up in a landfill or littered alongside our roads, on our land or in our water.”
ADEM Director Ed Poolos

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