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X-WR-CALNAME:IDEM Awards Over $300\,000 to Cleanup Waste Tires in Hoosier C
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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nJuly 21\, 2026\n\nIDEM Awards Over $300\
 ,000 to Cleanup Waste Tires in Hoosier Communities\n\nINDIANAPOLIS –  Th
 e Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded $308\,
 300 to 23 Solid Waste Management Districts and eight additional waste and 
 recycling organizations to support waste tire cleanup projects across Indi
 ana.\n\nThe funding will help communities collect and recycle waste tires\
 , which pose significant health and environmental risks when improperly st
 ored or dumped. Stockpiled or illegally discarded tires can catch fire\, h
 arbor disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents\, and contribute to other pu
 blic health concerns.\n\n“Improperly stored or discarded tires are not o
 nly an eyesore\, they can also create environmental and health challenges 
 for our communities\," said IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods. "This funding g
 ives local partners support to remove waste tires and ensure they are recy
 cled responsibly.”\n\nGrant recipients include:\n\nAllen County Departme
 nt of Environmental Management\n\nBartholomew County Solid Waste Managemen
 t District\n\nCass County Solid Waste Management District\n\nCity of India
 napolis\n\nClark County Recycling District\n\nDecatur County Solid Waste M
 anagement District\n\nFountain County Solid Waste Management District\n\nG
 ibson County Solid Waste Management District\n\nGreene County Solid Waste 
 Management District\n\nHancock County Solid Waste Management District\n\nH
 enry County Solid Waste Management District\n\nHoward County Recycling Dis
 trict\n\nJay County Solid Waste Management District\n\nKnox County Solid W
 aste Management District\n\nKosciusko County Solid Waste Management Distri
 ct\n\nLaPorte County Solid Waste Management District\n\nMarshall County So
 lid Waste Management District\n\nOrange County Solid Waste Management Dist
 rict\n\nOwen County Soil and Water District\n\nRandolph County Solid Waste
  Management District\n\nRecycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter Cou
 nty\n\nRush County Solid Waste Management District\n\nShelby County Solid 
 Waste Management District\n\nTippecanoe County Solid Waste Management Dist
 rict\n\nTipton County Solid Waste Management District\n\nTown of Hagerstow
 n\n\nWabash County Solid Waste Management District\n\nWarren County Solid 
 Waste Management District\n\nWaste Reduction District of Monroe County\n\n
 Wells County Solid Waste Management District\n\nWhitley County Solid Waste
  Management District\n\nVisit on.in.gov/tiregrant for more information on 
 IDEM's Waste Tire Grant program.\n\n\nAbout IDEM: IDEM (idem.IN.gov) imp
 lements federal and state regulations regarding the environment. Through c
 ompliance assistance\, incentive programs and educational outreach\, the a
 gency encourages and aids businesses and citizens to protect Hoosiers and 
 the environment.
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SUMMARY:IDEM Awards Over $300\,000 to Cleanup Waste Tires in Hoosier Commun
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.in.gov/event/2026-waste-tire-grant-awards
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