Contact Information:
Sue Ellen Pegg
285 S. 68th St. Pl. Suite #540
Lincoln, NE 68510
<info @ ERASE-THIS.wastecapne.org>
www.wastecapne.org
January 23, 2006
WasteCap Nebraska is Awarded $90,000 Grant from NDEQ
Lincoln, NE - WasteCap Nebraska was awarded a grant in the amount of $90,000 from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Program. Altogether, the state received 63 applications requesting more than $1.98 million for litter reduction and recycling projects. A total of more than $1.3 million was awarded to 55 projects throughout Nebraska.
The grant program provides funds annually to Nebraska projects in three areas: public education, cleanup, and recycling. The grant awarded to WasteCap Nebraska through recycling funds will be used to continue the on-site technical assistance, educational workshops and other business-recycling support WasteCap Nebraska provides to businesses throughout Nebraska. In addition, WasteCap Nebraska will conduct formal strategic planning activities based on surveys conducted in 2005 measuring business recycling needs in Nebraska. The strategic plan will help WasteCap Nebraska target services to specific communities and analyze business needs throughout the State. WasteCap Nebraska, with funding from the Nebraska Environmental Trust Fund, will also host three electronic recycling events as well as three workshops related to universal and electronic waste management.
WasteCap Nebraska has been providing business recycling assistance to Nebraska businesses for 13 years. The organization is a spin-off of WasteCap of Lincoln, formerly with the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce. For more information about WasteCap Nebraska, visit their website at www.wastecapne.org or contact their office at (402) 436-2383.