Investing in America through the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling
State and Territory Grant Fact Sheet

Montana

Grant Recipient Information

Name: Montana Department of Environmental
Quality

Location: Helena, MT
Highlights

•	Draft a template for an integrated waste management plan that can be tailored to each
determined region of Montana.

•	Identify the community service areas in the state.

•	Work with interested parties to conduct a materials audit for local waste streams.

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EPA Information
Region: EPA Region 8

Overview of Montana's Planned Activities

Montana will support local communities in source reduction, reuse, recycling and composting,
including developing cost-saving measures. Montana will develop a template for an integrated waste
management plan for local governments to use and tailor to each region. The local plans will address
each community's unique economic conditions and resources. Montana will determine the number
of regions in Montana to establish for the project and work directly with local citizens, businesses,
and commissioners to find interested groups for those regions who will help Montana gather
community information on waste collection, storage, transfer and disposal options. Montana will
then develop a profile of each service area including information on waste generated, recycled, and
composted within the area to establish a foundation for projections. Montana also will provide a
web-based service to businesses and communities, including rural and disadvantaged communities,
to measure tons diverted from landfills, understand how materials flow through Montana, and
calculate achieved environmental savings.

SWIFR Grants for States and Territories

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 can be used to develop or update plans to advance
post-consumer materials management, implement those plans, and to improve data collection
efforts. 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 Montana once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.

SWIFR Community Grant Fact Sheet

City of Bozeman SWIFR Community Grant Fact Sheet

EPA 530-F-23-008-MT

ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR
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