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GOVERNOR SPITZER ANNOUNCES $26 MILLION IN RECYCLING GRANTS
Funding Benefits Recycling Programs Statewide

Governor Eliot Spitzer today announced that recycling programs throughout the state will receive $26 million in recycling grants made available through the state Environmental Protection Fund. The funding will be divided among 92 municipalities and solid waste management authorities to buy trucks and sorting equipment, improve facilities and promote recycling.

"As Governor and Attorney General, I have worked to increase recycling, improve enforcement, and enhance the public’s understanding the importance of reducing the amount of waste we send to landfills and incinerators," said Governor Spitzer. "This funding will help further all of those goals. It will provide local governments with substantial, on-the-ground assistance to improve their recycling programs."

Senator Antoine M. Thompson said: "These funds will give communities the opportunity to educate residents about the importance of recycling, and in addition, protect our environment."

Assemblyman Bob Sweeney, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation said: "Recycling programs have been, and will continue to be, fundamental ways to reduce waste and conserve resources to the benefit of our environment. The importance of New York's Environmental Protection Fund is once again demonstrated by its support of these recycling programs."

Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis said: "These grants will help communities across the state enhance their waste reduction operations and increase public awareness of the numerous benefits of recycling. By educating the public about the many ways they can ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle’ during this holiday season and all year long, we can have a lasting impact on improving our environment."

The recycling grants provide funding for municipal waste reduction, recycling, and composting programs, to assist with costs such as the construction of recycling and composting facilities; the purchase of recycling and composting equipment; waste reduction programs to reduce and prevent waste generation; reuse projects such as materials exchanges; and public outreach campaigns to promote and expand recycling efforts.

DEC’s Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling grant program provides up to 50 percent reimbursement to local governments for eligible project costs, limited to a maximum state share of $2 million per project. A list of the grant recipients and intended projects follows. All projects are subject to a final eligibility review and final eligible cost approval.

DEC also reminds New Yorkers that there are several ways they can help reduce the amount of waste generated this holiday season. Tips include recycling Christmas trees in municipalities that provide that opportunity, composting kitchen food scraps from holiday dinners and parties, investing in rechargeable batteries, and reducing, reusing and recycling gift wrap, greeting cards, and holiday decorations. For more tips and information, go to http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8829.html on the DEC website.

ALBANY COUNTY
City of Albany: $486,916 for recycling equipment.
Town of Colonie: $650,000 for recycling equipment.
Town of Knox: $30,386 for recycling equipment.

ALLEGANY COUNTY
Allegany County: $109,588 for recycling education.

BROOME COUNTY
Broome County: $197,440 for recycling education.

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
Cattaraugus County: $307,982 for recycling equipment.

CAYUGA COUNTY
Cayuga County: $240,000 for recycling equipment.

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
Village of Westfield: $30,252 for recycling equipment.

CHEMUNG COUNTY
Chemung County: $60,000 for recycling education.

CHENANGO COUNTY
Chenango County: $10,437 for recycling equipment.
Chenango County: $17,029 for recycling education.

COLUMBIA COUNTY
Columbia County: $63,750 for recycling equipment.

CORTLAND COUNTY
Cortland County: $1,492,077 for recycling facility and equipment.

DELAWARE COUNTY
Delaware County: $1,173,417 for recycling facility and equipment.
Village of Delhi: $8,057 for recycling equipment.

DUTCHESS COUNTY
City of Poughkeepsie: $362,750 for recycling equipment.

ERIE COUNTY
Village of Akron: $11,232 for recycling equipment.
City of Buffalo: $4,860 for recycling equipment.
Erie County: $114,000 for recycling education.
Erie County: $1,801,077 for recycling facility and equipment.
Erie County (for the City of Buffalo): $179,677 for recycling education.
Erie County: $200,000 for recycling equipment.
Town of Evans: $32,000 for recycling equipment.
Town of Grand Island: $17,790 for recycling equipment.
City of Lackawanna: $169,357 for recycling equipment.
Town of Tonawanda: $1,142,788 for recycling equipment.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
Franklin County Solid Waste Authority: $10,926 for recycling equipment.

FULTON COUNTY
Fulton County: $354,343 for recycling equipment.

HAMILTON COUNTY
Town of Arietta: $10,193 for recycling equipment.

JEFFERSON COUNTY
Town of Adams: $1,775 for recycling equipment.
Village of Black River: $18,095 for recycling equipment.
Town of Henderson: $29,071 for recycling equipment.

LIVINGSTON COUNTY
Towns of Conesus and Livonia: $8,500 for waste reduction.
Village of Mount Morris: $7,175 for recycling equipment.

MADISON COUNTY
Village of Chittenango: $83,301 for recycling equipment.
Madison County: $52,096 for recycling equipment.
Madison County Sewer District: $174,350 for recycling facility and equipment.
Town of Stockbridge: $12,000 for recycling equipment.

MONROE COUNTY
Town of Chili: $6,683 for recycling equipment.
Village of Honeoye Falls: $22,500 for recycling equipment.
Village of Pittsford: $90,492 for recycling equipment.
Village of Scottsville: $8,000 for recycling equipment.
Village of Webster: $52,954 for recycling equipment.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
City of Amsterdam: $8,751 for recycling equipment.
Village of Fort Plain: $10,321 for recycling equipment.

NASSAU COUNTY
Village of Garden City:$171,336 for recycling equipment.
Town of Hempstead: $218,078 for recycling education.
Village of Lynbrook: $22,700 for recycling equipment.
Nassau County: $30,300 for recycling equipment.
Nassau County: $53,650 for recycling education.
Town of Oyster Bay: $147,343 for recycling education.

NEW YORK COUNTY
New York City: $8,000,000 for recycling education.

NIAGARA COUNTY
Niagara County: $51,127 for recycling education.
Niagara County Refuse Disposal District: $291,798 for recycling equipment.
City of North Tonawanda: $160,000 for recycling equipment.
Town of Pendleton: $84,143 for recycling equipment.

ONEIDA COUNTY
Town of Kirkland: $13,050 for recycling equipment.
Town of Marcy: $34,641 for recycling equipment.
Oneida-Herkimer Solid Waste Authority: $280,703 for recycling equipment.
City of Rome: $66,839 for recycling equipment.
Village of Waterville: $17,271 for recycling facility.
Town of Westmoreland: $17,500 for recycling equipment.

ONONDAGA COUNTY
Town of Geddes: $26,067 for recycling equipment.
Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency: $325,165 for recycling equipment.
Village of Solvay: $73,661 for recycling equipment.

ONTARIO COUNTY
Manchester-Shortsville Joint Sewer: $64,521 for recycling equipment.
Village of Victor: $48,839 for recycling equipment.

ORANGE COUNTY
Hudson Valley Regional Council: $375,000 for waste reduction.
Orange County: $393,293 for recycling equipment.

ORLEANS COUNTY
Village of Albion: $117,500 for recycling equipment.

RENSSELAER COUNTY
Eastern Rensselaer County Solid Waste Management Authority (ERCSWMA): $79,673 for recycling education.
ERCSWMA (for the Village of Castleton): $2,648 for recycling equipment.
ERCSWMA (for the Town of Pittstown): $1,505 for recycling equipment.
ERCSWMA (for the Town of Schaghticoke): $1,505 for recycling equipment.
City of Troy: $6,415 for recycling education.

ROCKLAND COUNTY
Village of Nyack: $95,092 for recycling equipment.
Rockland County Solid Waste Management Authority (RCSWMA): $1,459,875 for recycling equipment.

SCHENECTADY COUNTY
Schenectady County: $309,496 for recycling equipment.
Schenectady County: $163,331 for recycling education.

SCHUYLER COUNTY
Schuyler County: $25,608 for recycling education.

STEUBEN COUNTY
Town of Erwin: $655,000 for recycling facility and equipment.
Steuben County: $268,812 for recycling education.

SUFFOLK COUNTY
Town of East Hampton: $863,790 for recycling facility and equipment.
Town of Huntington: $22,187 for recycling education.
Town of Islip: $103,872 for recycling education.
Town of Islip: $80,000 for recycling facility.
Village of Lake Grove: $34,640 for recycling equipment.
Town of Riverhead: $10,577 for recycling equipment.
Town of Smithtown: $144,424 for recycling equipment.

ULSTER COUNTY
Ulster County Resource Recovery Agency: $79,467 for recycling education.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Village of Irvington: $8,500 for recycling equipment.
Town of Lewisboro: $23,288 for recycling equipment.
Village of Mount Kisco: $500,517 for recycling equipment.
City of Peekskill: $44,014 for recycling equipment.
Village of Port Chester: $5,000 for recycling education.
Westchester County: $298,125 for recycling education.
Town of Yorktown: $13,598 for recycling equipment.

WYOMING COUNTY
Village of Arcade: $25,284 for recycling equipment.