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

Virginia

Grant Recipient Information

EPA Information

Name: Virginia Department of Environmental Region: EPA Region 3
Quality

Highlights

•	Update Virginia's Solid Waste Management Plan.

•	Develop an online recycling data analysis application to improve Virginia's solid waste

Overview of Virginia's Planned Activities

Virginia will update the state's Solid Waste Management Plan through a series of actions that include
identifying groups who will play a role in meeting the objectives of the plan; assessing activities
associated with post-consumer materials management; analyzing current measurement and tracking
capabilities; and identifying connections to circular economy and climate goals. Virginia will also
develop an online recycling analysis application to measure solid waste recycling conducted by
permitted facilities and solid waste planning units in the state. The data improvements will help
Virginia more clearly define the waste streams being measured, identify specific materials being
measured (and appropriate units), develop a detailed methodology, and show the contamination of
recyclable material streams. Virginia also will integrate recycling data with existing solid waste data
to improve overall data quality and achieve national recycling goals.

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 Virginia once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.
SWIFR Community Grant Fact Sheet

Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Planning Commission SWIFR Community Grant Fact Sheet

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EPA 530-F-23-008-VA

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