WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that it has selected two local governments from Region 8 to receive more than $8.3 million in Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants to help improve post-consumer materials management and infrastructure. EPA selected Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District in Utah to receive over $3.4 million and Rapid City in South Dakota to receive over $4.9 million.
“I’m grateful EPA has chosen Rapid City to receive this SWIFR grant funding,” said U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD). “This will help Rapid City continue to provide quality waste management to its residents and keep South Dakota clean.”
Rapid City will use the SWIFR grant funding to open a new commercial recycling program and update equipment, which will double recycling rates and improve the quality of materials collected.
Rapid City and Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District are among 17 local governments selected to receive funding through the SWIFR grants for political subdivisions program. More than 300 local governments applied for $58 million in grant funds under this program.
EPA’s SWIFR grant program funds enhancements to local recycling programs and assists waste management authorities in upgrading their systems. This initiative supports economic development in communities across the nation.
