March 17, 2006
STEINBACH—Conservation Minister Stan Struthers has announced $161,000 in Waste Reduction and Pollution Prevention (WRAPP) Fund grants for 10 projects across Manitoba including $25,000 to Eastman Recycling Services in Steinbach.
"With every new or improved recycling centre or research project we are able to improve our environment by diverting more waste from landfills across the province," said Struthers. "We congratulate Eastman Recycling on their new building and recognize their efforts to promote and develop recycling within the region."
The grant to Eastman Recycling Services will help purchase processing equipment for the newly-expanded recycling facility. Eastman provides residential curbside and commercial recycling services in southeastern Manitoba, processing more than 2,400 tonnes of recyclables annually.
WRAPP projects funded across the province will:
enhance municipal recycling programs,
expand compost research and education efforts, and
reduce the amount of organic waste going to landfills.
The WRAPP Fund supports improved waste reduction and pollution prevention practices in Manitoba. Priority areas are organic waste management and composting, construction and demolition waste management, pollution prevention, and model waste management system development and planning.
The minister noted the WRAPP Fund has been instrumental in Manitoba’s waste-reduction efforts. Since 1999, Manitobans have recycled more than 323,432 tonnes of material representing over 46,200 garbage trucks full of recyclable materials.
The WRAPP Fund is a targeted funding program under the Sustainable Development Innovation Fund. Other targeted funding programs are the Environmental Youth Corps program and the Manitoba Climate Change Action Fund.
A total of 157 projects worth more than $2.5 million have been supported through the WRAPP Fund since its creation in 2000. Information on the WRAPP Fund is available on request from Manitoba Conservation’s Pollution Prevention Branch or online at http://www.gov.mb.ca/conservation/pollutionprevention/.
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PROJECT LIST
WASTE REDUCTION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION GRANTS
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - $25,000 for further research into composting straw bedding used in swine production.
Dauphin Joint Recreation Commission - $20,000 to assist in the purchase of a tree chipper for its annual tree removal and pruning programs to reduce the amount of organic material going to landfill.
Eastman Recycling Services - $25,000 to assist with a new material recycling
facility in Steinbach including sorting and baling equipment to process
recyclables.
Evergreen Environmental Technologies - $25,000 to assist in the purchase of a shredder to process organic wastes and construction and demolition waste. Several municipalities in the western region are participating in this project.
Manitoba Environmental Industries Association (MEIA) and the Canadian Centre for Pollution Prevention (C2P2) - $20,000 to provide tools and training to help small- and medium-sized businesses along the supply chain reduce their environmental impact.
Organic Food Council of Manitoba - $5,000 for educational materials to promote composting on farms in southeastern Manitoba as an alternative to spreading raw manure, reducing run-off and the pollution of surface and groundwater.
R.M. of Landsdowne - $15,000 to assist with the construction of a waste transfer station for household garbage and for closing the local landfill site.
The Pas and Area Recycling Centre - $6,000 for a mobile depot to improve recycling opportunities for Wanless and area residents.
Town of Boissevain - $10,000 to improve the Boissevain recycling facility and increase processing capabilities.
Town of Snow Lake - $10,000 to enhance the existing recycling facility in Snow Lake and increase processing of recyclables.
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