RWD Grant Informational Meeting Recording - August 17, 2022
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 |
| Athens-Clarke County | Equipment: Collection vehicle & equipment for organics waste diversion |
| Bleckley County Commission | Equipment: Large collection bins at transfer station |
| Carroll County Board of Commissioners | Equipment: Bins, tents; Disposal fees for recycling collection |
| City of Byron | Infrastructure: New recycling center |
| City of Chatsworth | Infrastructure: Structure to house recycling to prevent contamination |
| City of Decatur | Residential composting program |
| City of Milton | Equipment: Collection bins, mobile hopper, tilt trucks |
| City of Norcross | Household hazardous waste recycling |
| City of Powder Springs | Equipment: Forklift, baler, bins |
| City of Roswell | Equipment: Polystyrene densifier |
| City of Woodstock | Household hazardous waste recycling |
| Columbus Consolidated Government | Equipment: Roll-offs carts for residential recycling |
| Dalton Whitfield Solid Waste Authority | Infrastructure: Elevated recycling sorting line |
| Dodge County | Infrastructure: Cardboard collection & baler facility |
| Douglas County Board of Commissioners | Infrastructure: Compactor/bailers |
| Forsyth County Recycling and Solid Waste | Equipment: Plastics compacting and collection equipment |
| Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners | Infrastructure: Glass recycling |
| Laurens County Solid Waste Management Authority | Equipment: Roll-offs, trommel installation, mobile conveyor |
| Murray County Government | Equipment: Collection vehicle for recycling |
| Pickens County Recycling | Equipment: Glass pulverizer to increase capacity |
| University of Georgia | 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 - FY 2023
RWD Grant Informational Meeting Recording - August 24, 2022
FAQs - FY 2023
RWD Grant FAQs - September 30, 2022