The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) announced that it is awarding more than $2.5 million in grants from the Alabama Recycling Fund (ARF) to cities, counties, solid waste authorities and other groups across the state to boost recycling efforts.听
The grants, which are for fiscal year 2026, were awarded during the Alabama Recycling Coalition鈥檚 Annual Conference and Expo, held Sept. 10-12, at the Westin Huntsville. The coalition, a statewide nonprofit organization that promotes waste reduction, material reuse, recycling and composting activities, is one of the grant recipients.听
Totaling $2,529,388, the grants are made possible by the Solid Wastes and Recyclable Materials Management Act, passed by the Alabama Legislature in 2008.听鈥淎DEM is delighted to be able again to award grants to assist and, in many cases. enable these worthy recycling projects,鈥� ADEM Director Edward Poolos said in a statement.