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Program Grants $2.5M for Waste, Recycling Benefits in Oregon

December 13, 2018

Via: Waste360

During the first cycle of a three-year pilot program, Oregon’s Metro is providing nearly $2.5 million to businesses and organizations in the Portland region to help generate more benefits from the area’s garbage and recycling system.

The program was created by the Metro Council in December 2017 and can provide up to $3 million per year to support businesses and organizations involved in reusing, recycling, composting or making energy from waste in the Portland region. According to a Metro News report, the main goals of the program are to strengthen local efforts to reduce waste, make better use of the waste that is produced and help foster economic opportunities for people who have historically been left out of the garbage and recycling system.

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