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Cobb County reports waste-diversion gains and secures $550,000 DOE grant for recycling and EV infrastructure
Summary
Kimberly White, chief sustainability officer for Cobb County, said during a presentation that the county’s Office of Sustainability has increased waste-diversion efforts and secured grant funding to expand recycling and electric-vehicle infrastructure.
Kimberly White, chief sustainability officer for Cobb County, said during a presentation that the county’s Office of Sustainability has increased waste-diversion efforts and secured grant funding to expand recycling and electric-vehicle infrastructure.
“The mission of the office of sustainability is to integrate sustainable practices through our operations and decision making,” White said. She described a year of expanded events and partnerships that she said have increased public engagement and diverted more waste from disposal.
White said the office and partner Keep Cobb Beautiful held community recycling events, medication-disposal days, household hazardous waste (HHW) collection and a new pop-up drop-off program that gathers recyclable material countywide. She credited a partnership with the Atlanta Braves for a high-profile collection at Truist Park, saying the team gathered “over 2,000 pounds of recycling material” and interacted with nearly 100,000 fans.
White reported program results for the year: a 28 percent increase in the county’s waste-diversion program; more than 1,720 pounds of medication collected; removal of over 700,000 pounds of debris across about 67 miles of county right-of-way; roughly 25,000 pounds recycled at HHW events; and 32.59 tons of metal and electronics collected.
White said the county has received more than $550,000 from an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) administered through the U.S. Department of Energy. She said those funds “are helping us build a new center for hard-to-recycle material, upgrade the electric vehicle infrastructure stations, and develop a comprehensive sustainability action plan for Cobb County.”
White described the programs as collaborative work with community partners and said the office is seeking new ways to involve residents in sustainability efforts.
No formal motions or votes were recorded in the transcript for this presentation.
