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Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grants
Community Grant Fact Sheet

Chaffee County, Colorado

Selected Grant Recipient

Name: Chaffee County, CO
Project Title: Chaffee County Colorado
Transfer Station and Materials
Recovery Facility

EPA Information

Region: EPA Region 8

Grant Funding: $3,995,000

Chaffee County, CO will design and construct a regional transfer station for recyclables and a
materials recovery facility on its landfill site outside of Salida, Colorado. The transfer station and
facility will measurably increase local waste diversion and reduce process-related greenhouse gas
emissions by providing drop-off options for recycling for county residents that report they cannot
receive or afford commercial curbside recycling services. The construction of the M RF and transfer
station is anticipated to result in -90,000 tons of material processed per year, with at least 50% of
material diverted from the landfill.

SWIFR Grants for Communities

The 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides the largest EPA investment in recycling in 30 years to
support National Recycling Strategy implementation and build a circular economy for all. As part of
the Investing in America agenda, this funding supports improvements to waste management
systems and programs, allowing resources to be used more efficiently and reducing the impact on
the climate. SWIFR Community grant funding can be used to establish or optimize collection and
management of materials; fund infrastructure, technology, or other improvements to reduce
contamination; enhance markets for recycled commodities; and increase the diversion, recycling rate
and quality of materials collected for municipal solid waste. These grants also advance the Justice^

Initiative, which aims to ensure that 40% of the overall benefits of certain Federal investments flow
to disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution.

EPA will make the award to Chaffee County once all legal and administrative requirements are
satisfied.

SWIFR State Grant Program Fact Sheet

Colorado SWIFR State Grant Fact Sheet

Highlights

• Creates a recyclables transfer station and materials
recovery facility to increase waste diversion and
recycling efficiency in a rural community with
diverse populations.

EPA 530-F-23-007-CC

.ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR
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