Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling State and Territory Grant Fact Sheet Indiana Grant Recipient Information Name: Indiana Department of Environmental Management Highlights • Develop a statewide materials management plan, focusing on waste reduction. • Provide funding for local communities and county solid waste management districts to develop local materials management plans based on guidance from the statewide materials management plan. Overview of Indiana's Planned Activities Indiana seeks to develop plans to advance post-consumer materials management and decrease the disposal of valuable materials throughout the state. Indiana will develop a statewide materials management plan, focusing on a transition from recycling and disposal to reducing the impacts of materials choices on our environment and natural resources. The plan will include guides to establish convenient, inclusive access to recycling, organics management, waste reduction opportunities, and other disposal options. Indiana also will provide funding for local communities and county solid waste management districts to develop local materials management plans based on guidance from the statewide materials management plan. Materials management activities will include managing recyclables, including organics, tires, wood, concrete, and other materials that typically are landfilled. 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 Indiana once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied. vvEPA EPA Information Region: EPA Region 5 EPA530-F-23-008-1N ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR Spptpmbpr 2023 ------- |