TOMORROW: EPA to Announce Nearly $4 million in Funding to the City of New Orleans for Recycling Initiatives

 EPA News Release:

TOMORROW: EPA to Announce Nearly $4 million in Funding to the City of New Orleans for Recycling Initiatives

(DALLAS – Oct. 26, 2023) On Friday, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), will meet with city officials from New Orleans to announce a grant for $3,982,000 from the agency’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling program. The grant will fund a project to improve material management and recyling programs in the New Orleans area. Funding for the grant comes from the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda.  

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WHAT:          EPA Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWFIR) Grant to the City of New Orleans

WHERE:       Sanchez Multi Service Center

1616 Fats Domino Ave.

New Orleans, LA 70117

 

WHEN:          Friday, October 27^th

                        1:00 pm

 

WHO:             Dr. Earthea Nance, EPA Region 6 Administrator

LaToya Cantrell, Mayor, City of New Orleans

Matt Torri, Sanitation Director, City of New Orleans

Rob Taylor, Vice President of Grants & Community Development, The Recycling Partnership

Arthur Johnson, Executive Director, Lower 9th Ward Center for Sustainable Engagement and Development

Troy Carter, US Congressman - LA 2nd Congressional District, US House of Representatives