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Milton applying for hard-to-recycle waste grant

Milton will use a grant, if awarded, to set up small bins for hard-to-recycle household items in City Hall and add a larger, mobile, multi-compartment bin at Bell Memorial Park to collect cardboard and other recyclable materials. COURTESY METRO GREEN

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Milton will use a grant, if awarded, to set up small bins for hard-to-recycle household items in City Hall and add a larger, mobile, multi-compartment bin at Bell Memorial Park to collect cardboard and other recyclable materials. COURTESY METRO GREEN
By Karen Huppertz for the AJC
Oct 12, 2022

The Milton City Council recently agreed to apply for a Recycling and Waste Diversion Grant through the Georgia Environmental Protection Division. If awarded, this grant would fund the infrastructure and logistics needed to expand recycling options in the city.

At a recent city council meeting, Environmental Program Manager Emily Groth said the city would use the grant funding to set up small bins for hard-to-recycle household items in City Hall and add a larger, mobile, multi-compartment bin at Bell Memorial Park to collect cardboard and other recyclable materials.

If awarded, the city will be required to provide a match of up to 20% of the project cost.

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