Recycling and Waste Diversion Grant Cycle FY23
2022-2023 Grant Cycle
The Recycling and Waste Diversion (RWD) Grant was announced in July 2022 with a $2 million budget. 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. Fifteen projects were initially selected for award; however, additional funding ($1 million) became available, resulting in six additional awards from the first application cycle.
The following twenty-one grantees were selected for a total of $2,738,799.
Click on the links below to learn more about each project.
Grantee | Brief Project Summary |
| Equipment: Collection vehicle & equipment for organics waste diversion |
| Equipment: Large collection bins at transfer station |
| Equipment: Bins, tents; Disposal fees for recycling collection |
| Infrastructure: New recycling center |
| Infrastructure: Structure to house recycling to prevent contamination |
| Residential composting program |
| Equipment: Collection bins, mobile hopper, tilt trucks |
| Household hazardous waste recycling |
| Equipment: Forklift, baler, bins |
| Equipment: Polystyrene densifier |
| Household hazardous waste recycling |
| Equipment: Roll-offs carts for residential recycling |
| Infrastructure: Elevated recycling sorting line |
| Infrastructure: Cardboard collection & baler facility |
| Infrastructure: Compactor/bailers |
| Equipment: Plastics compacting and collection equipment |
Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners | Infrastructure: Glass recycling |
| Equipment: Roll-offs, trommel installation, mobile conveyor |
| Equipment: Collection vehicle for recycling |
| Equipment: Glass pulverizer to increase capacity |
| Equipment: Front-end loader, software |
The RWD Grant was 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 |
March | Additional Funding Available |
March - April | Grant Funds Awarded |
Grant Webinar Recordings and Presentation Slides - FY 2023
RWD Grant Reporting and Invoicing Presentation - FY 2023
RWD
Grant Reporting and Invoicing Presentation Slides
FAQs - FY 2023
RWD
Grant FAQs
- September 30, 2022