Rep. Brennan Announces $1.6M in EPA Grant Funding for Northeast Ohio

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Sean Patrick Brennan (Parma) today announced that $1.6 million in grant funding from the Ohio EPA for recycling and litter prevention will be awarded to Northeast Ohio. These grants are available to local governments and nonprofits to purchase equipment for collecting and processing recyclable products and construction and demolition debris. This funding will help communities provide litter prevention cleanup programs, education and outreach, scrap tire collections, recycling market development, and expansion of recycling facilities and infrastructure.  

“I am proud that our entire region will benefit from this funding. Litter prevention initiatives keep our communities safe and clean, making it a better place to live and maintaining the integrity and character of our precious neighborhoods. Grants such as these also support education programs that raise awareness about being responsible citizens and good stewards of the environments in our communities,” said Rep. Brennan.  

Cuyahoga County was one of 12 counties in Northeast Ohio that received the grants from the Ohio EPA and some of the projects that were funded this year include $49,320 for the Keep America Beautiful which includes special venue recycling and organic material diversion for the City of Cleveland, $7,878 for source reduction equipment for the Cleveland Metroparks, $13,019 for recycling equipment for Cuyahoga County, $9,216 for source reduction equipment for Cuyahoga County Public Library, $4,992 for source reduction equipment for Holy Name High School, and $9,793 for source reduction equipment for St. Columbkille Parish.

More information about Ohio EPA’s Recycle Ohio Grants program is available online or by contacting Marie Barnett at Marie.Barnett@epa.ohio.gov. For information on recycling efforts and resources in Ohio, visit www.recycleohio.gov.