CHARLESTON, W.Va. (October 15, 2019) – The
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Covered
Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program has approved 12 applicants for
grant amounts totaling $133,261.
Established
in 2008 under the WVDEP’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP), the
CED Program requires that manufacturers register their brands with the state. The
fees collected from this program allow counties and municipalities to apply for
CED grants to conduct electronic collection events and support ongoing
collection programs.
The
goals of the program are to establish a registration process for manufacturers
of covered electronic devices, to determine if manufacturers have adopted or
implemented a free take-back/recycling program for their products and to award
recycling grants to counties and municipalities for recycling or other programs
that divert covered electronic devices from the waste stream.
Grants
were awarded to:
BERKELEY COUNTY SOLID WASTE Authority: $20,000.00
To fund four 15-yard hook roll off containers
and local transportation for the ongoing electronics collection program.
BROOKE COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $15,240.00
To fund labor wages, newspaper, TV and web
advertising, e-cycling services for an event and dedicated line for security
camera.
CABELL COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $19,956.00
To fund an office trailer, labor, outreach,
e-cycling services, pallet jack and storage shed for the ongoing electronics
collection program.
HANCOCK COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY:
$7,240.00
To fund labor and packaging materials for the
ongoing electronics collection program.
KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION: $10,600.00
To fund electronic collection event costs,
billboards and local newspapers ads for county cleanup events.
LINCOLN COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $8,000.00
To fund e-cycling services, flyers and
advertising for an electronics collection event.
PLEASANTS COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $12,000.00
To fund transportation and e-cycling services
for an electronics collection event.
PRESTON COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $16,335.00
To fund e-cycling services, advertising and
flyer insert for an electronics collection event.
POCAHONTAS COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $7,000.00
To fund e-cycling service costs for the
ongoing CED collection program.
RITCHIE COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $9,550.00
To fund labor, legal ad, e-cycling services,
shipping supplies, advertising and educational materials for an electronics
collection event.
CORPORATION OF SHEPHERDSTOWN: $500.00
To fund public awareness advertising for the
ongoing electronics collection programs located in
Berkeley and Jefferson Counties.
WAYNE COUNTY SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY: $6,840.00
To fund personnel and fuel for the ongoing
electronics collection programs.
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