Troy Receives 2 Recycling Grants

The city of Troy is receiving close to $200,000 in grant money centered around recycling.

 

The city of Troy is forming the Alabama Recycling Partnership with three other cities and a southeast recycling council. The partnership will research recycling practices across Alabama thanks to a $150,000 grant. The city also received a $40,000 grant to start a recycling campaign on campus with the help of Troy University.Troy city leaders hope to not only improve recycling efforts in the city but state wide.

 

Troy Mayor Jason Reeves said, “The whole point of the process is to get more recyclables into the recycling stream, which will keep more recycling out of landfills and also promote jobs.”

 

 

According to one study, if Alabama recycled only 10 percent more it would provide 3 million dollars in state tax revenue and would provide 1400 new jobs.