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Fiscal Court authorizes application for school e-cigarette recycling grant
Summary
Campbell County Fiscal Court authorized staff to apply for an environmental stewardship grant from the UK Cooperative Extension Services to provide collection containers and proper recycling for confiscated e-cigarettes and lithium-ion batteries in participating middle and high schools for the 2024–25 school year.
Campbell County’s Fiscal Court voted to authorize staff to apply for an environmental stewardship grant through the UK Cooperative Extension Services of Campbell County to fund collection containers and proper recycling of confiscated e-cigarettes and lithium-ion batteries in participating middle and high schools for the 2024–25 academic year.
Matt Elberfeld described the program and said the county had participated previously. The finance motion notes the program helps school administrators safely dispose of seized vaping devices and the hazardous lithium-ion batteries they contain. "We had five schools do it last year," Elberfeld said in the meeting record, and he noted the program’s expansion for the school year.
Commissioner Lampey moved to authorize staff to apply for the grant; the motion was seconded and the court voted unanimously in favor by vocal 'aye' and the motion carried.
Court discussion highlighted the safety rationale—both chemical hazards in e-cigarette cartridges and the fire risk posed by lithium-ion batteries—and the county’s prior participation. The authorization directs staff to prepare and submit the application; the grant administrator is recorded as the UK Cooperative Extension Services of Campbell County.
The court did not record individual roll-call votes in the record; the vote was taken by voice and approved at the meeting.
