[ADEQ Media] ADEQ Director Owens Announces $27, 500 in Community Recycling Grants for Bullhead City in Mohave County

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ADEQ Director Owens Announces $27,500 in Community Recycling Grants for
Bullhead City in Mohave County

PHOENIX (June 11, 2007) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
(ADEQ) Director Steve Owens announced today that ADEQ has awarded
$27,500 to Bullhead City to fund recycling in Mohave County.

Bullhead City will receive $25,000 for a new recycling drop-off program
which will include three collection trailers. The city is partnering
with Allied Waste and Sam's Club/Wal-Mart to implement this project. The
funds will be used to purchase three recycling collection trailers. 

The city currently has no recycling opportunities available to
residents, but the city estimates 20 percent of its solid waste stream
is recyclable.

This grant is part of ADEQ's Waste Reduction Assistance (WRA) grants
program, which funds projects devoted to waste reduction, recycling and
composting. 

In addition, Bullhead City will receive $2,500 to promote the new
recycling program through schools, cable advertising and direct mailing
to all residents. 

This grant is part of ADEQ's Waste Reduction Initiative through
Education (WRITE), which supports information and education projects
that encourage recycling, reuse and source reduction and increases
awareness of proper solid waste disposal techniques.

"Recycling is one of our most effective tools to protect our
environment," Owens said. "We are glad to support Bullhead City's
efforts to increase recycling in Arizona."

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News media interested in additional information on this or any other
topic concerning the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality should
contact the Office of Communications at (602) 771-2215 or via email at
communications@azdeq.gov.

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