KDHE

TOPEKA–The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Bureau of Waste Management has announced the recipients of waste tire recycling grants. These annual solid waste grants are awarded to municipalities and school districts across the state. The grants total almost $468,000 for 2018.

The waste tire recycling grants go toward funding safe surfacing at playgrounds, running tracks, picnic tables and benches made from waste tires. This year’s 51 individual waste tire recycling grants range from $209 to $61,213. The grants are funded through a 25-cent tax paid on the purchase of new tires.

The list of grantees can be found at http://www.kdheks.gov/waste/grants/SFY18WTGSpreadsheetFinal.pdf.

For more information on KDHE’s waste reduction grant opportunities and application procedures, visit www.kdheks.gov/waste.

 Local grants include:

Plainville Township #11, Plainville, tables purchase five tables, including two ADA tables, for Plainville Township Lake, $1,952.

Rooks County Township #12, Codell, tables/benches, purchase two picnic tables and two benches for Codell Park, $1,118.

St. Mary’s School, Ellis, loose fill rubber mulch, purchase loose fill rubber mulch for a 3,604-square-foot playground at St. Mary’s School, $6,300

USD 432, Victoria, loose fill rubber mulch, purchase loose fill rubber mulch to backfill a previously installed playground at Victoria Elementary School and bring it up to the appropriate depth of 6 inches, $8,925.