County of Door Receives Recycling Grant

The County of Door received a basic recycling grant in the amount of $75,126.47, plus a 2016 recycling consolidation grant calculated at 26 cents per person in the county – or $7,378.99. The recycling grants are part of nearly $18 million in recycling grants that have been awarded to 1,024 local governments to offset some costs associated with local recycling program operations during calendar year 2016. A statutory formula determines each grant award amount. Door County was one of 193 local governments that also qualified for the 2016 Recycling Consolidation Grants. Recycling grant payment checks were issued on May 27, 2016.