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Recycling coordinator Rachel France details grants, one hazardous-waste event plan; commissioners approve Eaton County scrap-tire MOU
Summary
Rachel France told Barry County commissioners the recycling program secured grants and is shifting to one annual hazardous-waste event while pursuing cardboard compactors and expanded drop-off options; the board approved an Eaton County MOU for scrap-tire grant administration.
Rachel France, Barry County’s recycling coordinator, told the Board of Commissioners on March 10 that the county has won and applied for a series of recycling and material-management grants and will reduce hazardous-waste collection to a single annual event while expanding drop-off access.
France said the county has awarded seven mini-grants and has drawn $124,000 in grant reimbursements to date. She said staff has applied for roughly $371,200 in additional grant requests to buy and install three cardboard compactors, support scrap-tire collections and continue material-management-plan work. "In 2025, we disposed of over 65,000 pounds of hazardous waste," France said, citing 23,588 pounds of electronics and more than 7,000 tires as examples.
France told…
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