Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling State and Territory Grant Fact Sheet Tennessee Grant Recipient Information Name: Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Highlights • Conduct a waste characterization study to support the implementation of a waste management plan. Overview of Tennessee's Planned Activities Tennessee will undertake a comprehensive statewide waste characterization study encompassing both urban and rural municipalities. The aim of this initiative is to establish a foundational understanding of waste composition, thereby enabling Tennessee's solid waste planners to optimize the upcoming 10-year plan development. Tennessee will draft a study design to guide its recycling efforts: an extensive, precise report that will detail the composition of municipal solid waste across the state. Through this study, Tennessee will focus efforts on executing a waste plan that will optimize recycling practices. The state will ultimately publish a final report that guides Tennessee's 10-year plan development. 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 Tennessee once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied. vvEPA EPA Information Region: EPA Region 4 EPA 530-F-23-008-TN ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR Spptpmbpr 2023 ------- |