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Ordinance in the Amount of $33,465 Amending State, Federal, and Other Grant Fund Budget for the Appropriation of Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Funds
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Council Priority: Ensure Fiscal Stewardship, Transparency, & Accountability
Department: Field Operations
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Dale Wyrick, Ext 2783
Contact 2 and Phone: Chris Marriott, Ext 7612
PURPOSE:
The NC Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (NCDENR) offers the Community Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant to assist local governments in expanding, improving, and implementing waste reduction programs in North Carolina. The amount awarded must be matched to funding of at least 20% of the award. The grant application process and proposal has been approved by City Council to permit entering into an agreement.
BACKGROUND:
On February 19, 2019, the Field Operations Department applied for state grant funds to the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ). City Council approved the resolution authorizing this grant on March 19, 2019. NCDEQ has awarded the City of Greensboro with $26,000 in state funds. The local match of $7,465 will be provided from the general fund for a total grant project fund of $33,465.
The effective date for this project will be July 1, 2019. The grant funds will be used to establish Greensboro's "Reset. Recycle." Outreach Campaign involving multi-faceted and multi-lingual advertisements which will aim to provide a wide reach and frequent impression of educational messages to the public. The goal is to reduce the amount of bagged recycling and newly unaccepted materials in our recycling program, while still nurturing Greensboro's culture of recycling. This will result in less contamination in recycling screens, which will in turn decreases maintenance downtime and increases the overall efficiency of the recycling center.
BUDGET IMPACT:
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