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

Seattle, Washington

Selected Grant Recipient

Name: City of Seattle, WA
Project Title: Establishment of a Salvaged
Wood Warehouse to Support the Local Circular
Wood Economy

EPA Information

Region: EPA Region 10

Grant Funding: $4,000,000

The city of Seattle will support a local circular wood economy by developing a salvaged wood
warehouse to process, store, organize, and distribute salvaged wood. The reuse of salvaged wood,
recovered from mostly residential structures as they are being deconstructed rather than
demolished, provides many benefits including positive impacts to waste reduction, climate, and air
quality. This project will result in 150 tons of wood processed annually.

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 the City of Seattle once all legal and administrative requirements are
satisfied.

SWIFR State Grant Program Fact Sheet

Washington SWIFR State Grant Fact Sheet

Highlights

•	Develops a warehouse to process, store,
organize and distribute salvaged wood.

•	Recovers wood from deconstruction of
residential structures.

EPA 530-F-23-007-nn

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