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Fort Worth plans $4.8 million in drop-off upgrades, a reuse pilot and new compactors under SWIFFR grant
Summary
City staff briefed the committee on a $4.8 million Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFFR) grant: $1M for a pilot reuse program, $550K for compactors, $133K for signage and roughly $3.1M for Old Hemphill drop-off station improvements; grant period is three years.
At the Jan. 13 Property Management and Environmental Services Committee meeting, Avery Pesik, senior management analyst in the Environmental Services Department, presented details of a $4,800,000 award through the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFFR) program to improve drop-off stations and expand recycling programs.
Pesik said the proposed allocation includes about $1,000,000 for a pilot reuse program and expanded recycling education, $550,000 for new recycling compactors (up to 10 compactors), $133,000 for new electronic signage and about $3,100,000 for construction improvements at the Old Hemphill drop-off station. He noted the $3.1 million figure comes from a…
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