SPAG's Solid Waste and Environment team's goal is to maintain a regional solid waste management program in conformance with state and regional solid waste management priorities. Read below to learn how they meet this goal.
Grant Money
SPAG has grant money available each year for local
municipal and county governments, special districts, and school districts for
recycling and waste reduction projects. The grants are to be used to
foster projects designed to reduce the waste stream into local landfills and must provide for
cooperation between
public and private entities (wherever possible).
Grant money may not
be used to create a competitive advantage over private industry.
For general information on this and other Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) programs, contact the Regional Services Department or check the TCEQ web page at http://www.tceq.state.tx.us.
SPAG
Resource Library
SPAG maintains a resource library containing
materials related to solid waste disposal and recycling. The library contains educational materials for schools,
brochures, videotapes, TCEQ regulations, and other solid waste items. The
library is available for use from 8:30am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday.
Solid Waste
Reduction/Recycling
Since 2000, SPAG has helped fund over $1.39 million in solid waste projects. Regional Services
provides staff support to the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC). The SWAC is involved in the Solid Waste
Grants process and is composed of 18 members from throughout the
region who represent a cross-section of interest in solid waste
management issues. The Committee reviews and ranks the
Solid Waste Grant Proposals within the region and makes funding recommendations
to the SPAG Board of Directors for each funding year.
Important Links
Air
and Waste Management Association
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Recycler's World
Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality
(TCEQ)