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County accepts DEC grants for HHW and recycling coordination and renews closed‑landfill monitoring contract
Summary
Tompkins County accepted two New York State DEC grants—Household Hazardous Waste (~$42,000 reimbursement) and Municipal Waste Reduction & Recycling Coordination (tentative award ~$192,000)—and approved a contract to continue environmental monitoring of two closed landfills.
The Facilities & Infrastructure Committee approved acceptance of two New York State Department of Environmental Conservation grants and awarded a contract to continue environmental monitoring at Tompkins County’s closed landfills.
Nate Bates, Recycling & Waste Reduction Coordinator, explained the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) grant reimburses eligible expenses from 2024 collection events (the program contracts with an HHW vendor to operate collection…
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