HELENA, Mont. (NMB) –The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is now accepting applications for the Pesticide Container Recycling Collection Point Improvement Grant Program established to assist with the installation, maintenance, and improvement of collection sites structures throughout the state. The new grant program protects Montana’s environment by keeping pesticide container plastic out of landfills.
Up to $28,000 total is available through the Pesticide Container Recycling Collection Point Improvement Grant Program established with federal funds awarded to the Montana Department of Agriculture by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Multipurpose State and Tribal Assistance Grant (MPG). Applicants must match 20% of award funds to be reimbursed for material, contracting, and labor costs. Full grant program guidelines and applications are available on the department’s pesticide container recycling program website. Applications are due May 15th, 2022.
Since launching in 2009, the Pesticide Container Recycling Program has collected nearly 770,000 pounds of pesticide container plastic in Montana. Current collection sites and additional program information is available at agr.mt.gov.
Courtesy of MDA
