[ADEQ Media] Governor Napolitano and ADEQ Director Owens Present $60, 000 Recycling Grant to Apache County

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PHOENIX (July 25, 2008) - Governor Janet Napolitano and Arizona
Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens today presented
officials of Apache County with a check for $60,000 to increase
recycling efforts in the county.  The funds come from ADEQ's recycling
grant program, which provides financial support for recycling throughout
Arizona.  

 

"Recycling is vital to Arizona," Governor Napolitano said. "It's good
for the environment and for the economy. We are committed to making
recycling convenient and practical throughout Arizona."  

 

"Recycling is one of our most effective tools to protect our
environment, and it is especially important to provide opportunities for
recycling in rural Arizona," Director Owens added. "We are pleased to
support Apache County's efforts to increase recycling in Arizona."

 

The grant will fund a study to identify the recycling needs of Apache
County citizens as well as the viability of establishing a materials
recovery facility in the county.  Because the county's regional landfill
has experienced a 70 percent increase in municipal, household,
construction and commercial waste since 2002, the county is considering
building a materials recovery facility, where recyclables would be
sorted, processed and shipped for sale. 

 

"This proposed study will help Apache County evaluate recycling options
that will reduce the volume of materials going to the landfill while
meeting the disposal needs of county residents," Director Owens said.

 

The grant is being awarded under ADEQ's Recycling Research and
Development Proposals program, which funds projects that involve
research, including feasibility studies. The objective of these projects
is to increase recycling.

 

Governor Napolitano and Director Owens presented the check at a meeting
with Apache County officials in Springerville.  At the meeting Governor
Napolitano also received a briefing on the county's plans to increase
recycling. 

 

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