COLUMBUS, OH – Local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations throughout southwest Ohio are receiving more than $1.3 million this year in grants from Ohio EPA to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development, and scrap tire recycling programs. Statewide, Ohio EPA is issuing more than $6.3 million in grant funding to 99 recipients, with more than $3.7 million specifically for community and litter prevention programs.
All local clean-up efforts involve the work of volunteers and take place on public property. Some of these grants tie into Governor Mike DeWine’s statewide litter campaign, A Little Litter is a Big Problem, prioritizing and promoting the conversation around litter in Ohio.
Projects approved for funding (rounded down to the nearest dollar) include:
| Adams-Clermont Solid Waste District | $30,600 | Litter clean-up and tire amnesty program |
| Association of Ohio Recyclers (Hamilton County) | $3,000 | Conference sponsorships for the 2023 Partners Conference |
| Champaign Health District | $10,000 | Tire amnesty program |
| Cincinnati Parks Foundation (Hamilton County) | $8,172 | Litter clean-up |
| Cincinnati Recycling and Reuse Hub (Hamilton County) | $67,813 | Drop-off recycling and outreach and education |
| Clark County Farm Bureau | $23,800 | Tire amnesty program |
| Clinton County Solid Waste Management District | $25,280 | Tire amnesty program and litter clean-up |
| Darke County Solid Waste District | $25,100 | Special venue recycling, Keep America Beautiful program renewal, tire amnesty, and litter clean-up |
| Foundation of Ohio River Education (Hamilton County) | $30,000 | Litter clean-up |
| Greene County | $80,000 | Purchase recycling equipment and tire amnesty program |
| Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati (Hamilton County) | $100,000 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| Keep Cincinnati Beautiful (Hamilton County) | $56,250 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| Keep Middletown Beautiful (Butler and Warren County) | $575 | Keep America Beautiful program renewal |
| Leesburg (Highland County) | $17,948 | Purchase recycling equipment and litter clean-up |
| Lewisburg (Preble County) | $163,550 | Purchase 11-yard Loadmaster Legacy Rear Loaders for curbside recycling |
| Loveland (Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren counties) | $49,889 | Drop-off recycling and surveillance cameras |
| Madeira (Hamilton County) | $30,000 | Special venue recycling |
| Mason Elementary and Intermediate Schools (Warren County) | $22,881 | Bottle caps to benches recycling project |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC (Hamilton County) | $100,000 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| Miami University (Butler County) | $35,200 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| New Life Furniture Bank (Hamilton County) | $76,880 | Purchase recycling equipment, outreach and education |
| Preble County Board of Commissioners | $80,684 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| Rumpke Waste & Recycling (Hamilton County) | $200,000 | Equipment upgrade for Rumpke Waste & Recycling’s Material Recovery Facility |
| Russia (Shelby County) | $35,000 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| Shelby Soil and Water Conservation District (Shelby County) | $15,488 | Tire amnesty program |
| Springer School and Center (Hamilton County) | $40,895 | Purchase recycling equipment, outreach and education |
| Springfield (Clark County) | $11,635 | Purchase recycling equipment |
| Tate Township (Clermont County) | $16,800 | Litter clean-up |
| Trenton (Butler County) | $2,500 | Litter clean-up |