Rep. Troy Announces $200,000 in Grant Funding for Curbside Yard Waste Recycling

COLUMBUS – State Representative Daniel Troy (D-Willowick) today announced the Village of Mayfield received a $200,000 Recycle Ohio Grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The grant will fund a curbside recycling program that collects leaves and yard debris. The collection is returned to residents as mulch. As a result of this process, yard waste stays out of landfills and local waterways. 

“I am pleased to announce this funding going to the Village of Mayfield. Using an innovative recycling concept, yard waste will be collected and repurposed as mulch. I encourage all residents of Mayfield Village to participate in this program,” said Representative Troy.

The funds come from $2 million allocated by the Ohio EPA and authorized by the Ohio General Assembly for recycling and litter prevention in Northeast Ohio. Local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations will use this money to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development, and scrap tire recycling programs.

“We are so pleased to be receiving a $200,000 recycling grant from the Ohio EPA that will be used to purchase two new curbside leaf machines.  The equipment is very expensive and this grant will allow us to continue our popular program of collecting leaves and yard debris from residents each fall, and returning it to them in the form of mulch in the spring. Our leaf collection program keeps an estimated 600 tons of yard waste from ending up in a landfill or local waterway each year,” said Mayfield Village Mayor Brenda Bodnar.

Representative Troy is the Ranking Member of the Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources; which oversees the Ohio EPA. He encourages all of his constituents to be environmentally conscious and help keep Northeast Ohio beautiful.