Welcome to Skagit County
May 26th, 2010
Skagit County Receives
Grant to Support Recycling Efforts
Proposal one
of 82 chosen from over 1,700 applications in national program to promote and
support community recycling
SKAGIT COUNTY - Recycling in Skagit County will get a boost this summer with
the increased availability of portable recycling bins for public events. Skagit
County announced today that it was selected as a recipient of a 2010 Recycling
Bin Grant from the national nonprofit organization Keep America Beautiful (KAB)
and sponsored by The Coca-Cola Company.
Chosen from over 1,700
applicants, the grant will support the purchase of 30 additional ClearStream
portable recycling bins which will be used to help make recycling at public
events mainstream and commonplace.
As directed by its Climate
Action Plan, Skagit County recently launched a "Zero-Waste Events"
program that offers recycle bins, certification, and technical assistance to
event organizers countywide, and is intended to make comprehensive event recycling
socially expected. "This grant will allow Skagit County to offer the use
of recycling, composting, and trash bins, free of charge, at both public and
private events, including large events like the Anacortes Arts Festival and
the County Fair," Skagit County Sustainability Administrator Ryan Walters
stated. "By offering three-bin waste stations at local events, our hope
is that the public will always have access to the appropriate disposal bin which
will in turn significantly decrease the amount of trash accumulated at local
events," Skagit County Recycling Educator Callie Martin said. More information
on the Zero-Waste Events program is available at www.skagitcounty.net/zwe.
Keep America Beautiful's Bin Grant Program provides recycling bins directly
to recipients and leverages the purchasing power and recycling expertise of
KAB. Since its inception in the fall of 2007, the Bin Grant program has placed
more than 1,100 recycling bins in 225 communities in 48 states and the District
of Columbia. Further information about the grant program is available at www.bingrant.org.
Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest volunteer-based
community action and education organization. With a network of nearly 1,000
affiliate and participating organizations, Keep America Beautiful forms public-private
partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility
for improving their community environments. For additional information, visit
www.kab.org.
For more information regarding the grant or the Zero-Waste Events program, contact
Ryan Walters at (360) 419-3444.