Investing in America through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling State and Territory Grant Fact Sheet Arizona Grant Recipient Information EPA Information Name: Arizona Department of Environmental Region: EPA Region 9 Quality Highlights • Create a framework for Arizona's statewide materials management efforts. • Develop a new Arizona Solid Waste & Materials Management plan. Overview of Arizona's Planned Activities Arizona will develop a new Solid Waste and Materials Management plan that will serve as a long- term framework for circular economy and materials management planning, is the plan will be centered on actionable statutory and regulatory solid waste planning. The plan will summarize and assess current post-consumer materials management efforts, review Arizona's current tracking system, and identify ways to facilitate collaboration. The plan also will identify broad objectives and policies that support recycling, address environmental hazards, increase educational and economic opportunities, and coordinate guided post-consumer materials management efforts across Arizona. 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 Arizona once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied. EPA 530-F-23-008-AZ ppa.gov/infrastructurp/SWIFR Spptpmbpr 2023 ------- |