Community Recycling Awareness Grant

About the Grant

The Community Recycling Awareness Grant was created by the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District to help local governments in Cuyahoga County promote recycling to residents.

Project Criteria

The District is seeking to fund public awareness activities that increase residents’ awareness and participation in community-sponsored recycling programs including curbside and drop-off recycling programs. Types of activities that are eligible include the following:

Recycling brochures, newsletters, fliers, etc.
Advertising
Video production or PSA production for community cable programming
Promotional materials (only if integral to an awareness campaign)
Resident mailings
New resident information packages
Recycling signs

If your recycling awareness project is not covered by the above description it may still be considered for funding. Please contact Diane Bickett at (216) 443-3714 to discuss your project.

2012 Recycling Awareness Grant awards

In March, the District awarded a total $120,997 in grants to thirty-five communities for recycling awareness and education. Since this grant was started in 2007, over $490,000 grants have been provided to 56 communities in Cuyahoga County.

COMMUNITY	PROJECT DESCRIPTION	GRANT AWARD
Bay Village	Funding to promote 1-7 plastics recycling to residents	$3,500
Beachwood	Funding to conduct two community shred day events	$750
Bedford	Funding to conduct two community shred days and to produce refrigerator magnets with recycling information	$3,954
Bratenhal Village	Funding to produce a community recycling brochure	$2,000
Brecksville	Funding to purchase recycling containers for city parks	$4,000
Brooklyn	Funding to produce a brochure to promote new automated rubbish and recycling collection program	$3,280
Brooklyn Heights	Funding to purchase public recycling containers for municipal buildings and public areas	$4,000
Chagrin Falls	Funding to purchase public recycling containers and print recycling information for residents	$4,000
Cleveland	Funding to purchase recycling containers for city recreation centers	$4,000
Cleveland Heights	Funding to purchase recycling containers for city parks	$3,650
Euclid	Funding to produce a recycling flyer to be mailed to residents	$4,000
Fairview Park	Funding to conduct two community shred days and to produce promotional magnets and banners	$3,949
Garfield Heights	Funding to implement a Garfield Goes Green recycling awareness campaign	$4,000
Glenwillow	Funding to produce a village recycling web page and recycling collection signage	$1,200
Highland Hills	Funding to purchase signs for recycling collection events	$3,790
Independence	Funding to produce signage for automated collection vehicle	$800
Lyndhurst	Funding to produce and mail a recycling brochure to residents	$3,834
Maple Heights	Funding to print and mail a recycling brochure to residents	$2,952
Mayfield Heights	Funding to promote annual community recycling and shred day event	$3,906
Mayfield Village	Funding to purchase public recycling containers for city buildings	$3,870
North Royalton	Funding to conduct two community shred day events and to purchase public recycling containers	$3,900
Olmsted Township	Funding to buy recycling containers, recycling flier and shed day promo	$4,000
Orange Village	Funding to produce a community recycling calendar	$4,000
Parma	Funding to advertise community special waste collections to residents	$3,224
Parma Heights	Funding to produce a recycling brochure and purchase public recycling containers	$4,000
Pepper Pike	Funding to produce community service department newsletters and to purchase recycling containers for City Hall	$3,840
Richmond Heights	Funding to design a recycling web page, recycling brochure and to conduct a community shred day	$4,000
Seven Hills	Funding to conduct two community shred days and promote city recycling round-ups	$2,228
Shaker Heights	Funding to promote yard waste collection program	$4,000
Solon	Funding to produce a magnet with recycling information for residents	$4,000
South Euclid	Funding to print a recycling brochure and to advertise community recycling forums	$3,425
Strongsville	Funding to purchase special waste collection tent	$4,000
University Heights	Funding to community recycling calendar	$4,000
Warrensville Heights	Funding to produce a recycling brochure and conduct two community shred days	$4,000
Woodmere	Funding to community recycling calendar	$2,945
TOTAL		$120,997