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42 U.S. Code § 6966d. Consumer recycling education and outreach grant program; Federal procurement
(a) Definition of Administrator
In this section, the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
(b) Consumer recycling education and outreach grant program
(1) In general
The Administrator shall establish a program (referred to in this subsection as the “grant program”) to award competitive grants to eligible entities to improve the effectiveness of residential and community recycling programs through public education and outreach.
(2) CriteriaThe Administrator shall award grants under the grant program for projects that, by using one or more eligible activities described in paragraph (5)—
(A)
inform the public about residential or community recycling programs;
(B)
provide information about the recycled materials that are accepted as part of a residential or community recycling program that provides for the separate collection of residential solid waste from recycled material; and
(C)
increase collection rates and decrease contamination in residential and community recycling programs.
(3) Eligible entities
(A) In generalAn entity that is eligible to receive a grant under the grant program is—
(i)
a State;
(ii)
a unit of local government;
(iii)
an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 5304 of title 25);
(iv)
a Native Hawaiian organization (as defined in section 7517 of title 20);
(v)
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands;
(vi)
the Office of Hawaiian Affairs;
(vii)
a nonprofit organization; or
(viii)
a public-private partnership.
(B) Coordination of activities
2 or more entities described in subparagraph (A) may receive a grant under the grant program to coordinate the provision of information to residents that may access 2 or more residential recycling programs, including programs that accept different recycled materials, to provide to the residents information regarding differences among those residential recycling programs.