(Des Moines)– The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ Environmental Protection Commission has approved several projects throughout the state, including two locally, that are intended to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills.
14 local governments, three private for-profit and two private not-for-profit projects were approved funding through the DNR’s Solid Waste Alternatives Program, or SWAP.
Horizons Unlimited of Emmetsburg was awarded $18,517 to purchase a truck to transport recycling materials from commercial and municipal locations in Palo Alto and surrounding counties to its recycling center.
The city of Spencer received $20,000 to assist with the expansion of a recycling education program and to purchase an automated collection truck, a cart tipper and about 4,000 96-gallon recycling containers.
The funding is in the form of forgivable and/or zero-interest loans.
