Framingham Gets $35K From State To Invest In Recycling Program

FRAMINGHAM, MA — Framingham's recycling program got a boost this week from a state Recycling Dividends Program (RDP) grant.

The state gave out RDP grants to about 226 communities. Framingham can use its $35,000 award for "new recycling bins or carts, public education and outreach campaigns, collection of hard-to-recycle items, and the establishment of recycling programs in schools, municipal buildings, and other public spaces," according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.

The grants go to communities that have created efficient local recycling programms, according to MassDEP.

"We recently released the final 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan and expanded material waste ban regulations that have established aggressive goals to reduce our waste disposal and increase recycling," MassDEP Commissioner Martin Suuberg said in a news release. "The SMRP grants announced today will help these 268 communities to partner with us to reach our recycling goals, while capturing more materials for reuse and saving on local disposal costs."