Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion Grant
2022-2023 Grant Cycle
The RWD Grant was announced in July 2022 and applications were accepted between August 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022.
A total of 42 applications were received amounting to $14,765,239 in grant award requests. Each application was reviewed and scored based on overall project purpose and need, community investment, implementation plan, metrics for waste reduction, and cost effectiveness.
The following sixteen grantees were selected for a total of $1,980,412:
Grantee | Brief Project Summary |
Bleckley County Commission |
Equipment: Large collection bins at transfer station |
Dodge County | Infrastructure: Cardboard collection & baler facility |
City of Powder Springs | Equipment: Forklift, baler, bins |
Athens-Clarke County | Equipment: Collection vehicle & equipment for organics waste diversion |
Carroll County Board of Commissioners | Equipment: Bins, tents; Disposal fees for recycling collection |
Forsyth County Recycling and Solid Waste | Equipment: Plastics compacting and collection equipment |
City of Norcross | Household hazardous waste recycling |
Georgia State University | Equipment: Large recycling bins |
University of Georgia | Equipment: Front-end loader, software |
City of Woodstock | Household hazardous waste recycling |
Dalton Whitfield Solid Waste Authority | Infrastructure: Purchase and installation of elevated recycling sorting line |
City of Chatsworth | Infrastructure: Structure to house recycling to prevent contamination |
Murray County Government | Equipment: Collection vehicle for recycling |
Columbus Consolidated Government | Equipment: Roll-offs carts for residential recycling |
Laurens County Solid Waste Management Authority | Equipment: Roll-offs, trommel installation, mobile conveyor |
Pickens County Recycling | Equipment: Glass pulverizer to increase capacity |
Additional information will be posted on this site if there is additional funding for a second round of awards.
Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion (RWD) Grant Program Summary
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) announced the Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion (RWD) Grant in July 2022 as part of the Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF) Grant Program. The amount of available funding in the first round for state fiscal year 2023 was $2,000,000.
The RWD Grant furthers the goals for the SWTF by providing financial support to projects in Georgia to reduce solid waste, recover valuable materials, support manufacturing, and encourage innovation.
RWD Grants are awarded to projects that meet the criteria described in Rule 391-3-21-.17 of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia (Rules), which are designed to ensure that projects will demonstrate financial sustainability and quantitative results.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants and recipients for the RWD Grant include:
- Counties, municipalities, or any combination of the same, hereafter referred to as local governments
- Public authorities, agencies, commissions, or institutions
Project Types
The RWD Grant allows eligible applicants to develop project proposals that best support their communities’ needs. Projects must focus on increasing recycling, reducing waste, and/or diverting recoverable materials from the solid waste stream as described in the authorized uses of the SWTF.
Examples of RWD Grant projects may include, but are not limited to:
- Recycling and Waste Diversion Infrastructure – Projects that create, expand, or improve infrastructure at materials recovery facilities (MRF), recycling transfer stations, convenience centers, or through other equipment that will increase the capacity to serve customers
- Hub and Spoke Development – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of recycling hub and spoke infrastructure, collection, distribution, and logistics
- Hard-to-Recycle Materials – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of hard-to-recycle and/or household hazardous waste recycling facilities
- Recovery of Additional Materials – Projects that collect and/or process new material streams
- Waste Reduction – Projects that create, expand, or improve programs at the local level to reduce waste
- Innovation – Projects that demonstrate innovative processes for waste reduction or innovative use of recycled products
The RWD Grant will be administered according to the following schedule for FY23:
August 1 |
Application period open |
September 30 |
Application submission deadline |
October – November |
Application review |
December - January |
Grant funds awarded |
February-March |
Second round of awards opens if funding is available |
RWD Grant Documents
Application Instructions
Completed applications and supporting materials may be submitted electronically through email or mailed. Applications may also be hand delivered. Applications through fax will not be accepted.
Mailing and Street Address:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
Recovered Materials Unit
4244 International Parkway, Suite 104
Atlanta, GA 30354
Grant Webinar Recordings and Presentation Slides
RWD Grant Reporting and Invoicing Presentation
RWD
Grant Reporting and Invoicing Presentation Slides
FAQs
Questions should be submitted to the following email address: [email protected].
RWD
Grant FAQs
- September 30, 2022