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

Grant Recipient Information

Name: The State of Georgia Environmental
Protection Division

EPA Information

Region: EPA Region 4

Highlights

•	Develop, strengthen, and implement comprehensive data collection efforts that demonstrate
progress toward the National Recycling Goal and Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal.

•	Develop local and regional post-consumer materials composition studies.

Overview of Georgia's Planned Activities

Georgia will advance post-consumer materials recovery through waste diversion, material recovery
infrastructure, and circular economy and market development planning. Georgia will conduct a
statewide post-consumer materials data improvement effort that will result in a comprehensive
report for the regional commissions and local governments. This project will aim to develop or
update local solid waste management plans, incorporating strategies to advance post-consumer
materials recovery through waste diversion, material recovery infrastructure, and circular economy
or market development planning. To improve post-consumer materials management, Georgia will
obtain post-consumer materials composition data, create reports, and publish the results for
partners to review.

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 Georgia once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.

EPA 530-F-23-008-GA

ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR
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