$1.7 Million Awarded For Tire Collection, Recycling Projects
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$1.7 Million Awarded For Tire Collection, Recycling Projects
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality Director Jim Macy announced today that the state is awarding $1.71 million to support 100 tire recycling and cleanup projects across the state.
"The agency received many outstanding applications from across the state,” Macy said. “These funds will provide needed support to local efforts which effectively deal with scrap tires in Nebraska.”
The grants support local efforts to clean up tire piles and conduct community scrap tire collections. In addition, funds will be used by schools and organizations across the state to provide partial reimbursement for playground mulch, synthetic turf fields, running tracks, and other recycled rubber projects that were made from scrap tires.
The grants are part of NDEQ’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Grants program, and are funded by a $1 fee on new tires purchased in Nebraska.
Below is a listing of the 2017 Waste Reduction and Recycling Tire Grants:
| Applicant Name and Location | Project Description | Amount Awarded |
| Arlington Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of athletic running track | $17,125 |
| Atkinson, City of | 200-ton scrap tire cleanup for Holt County | $20,204 |
| Aurora Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $7,801 |
| Bellevue Public School District (Bellevue East High School) | Reimburse 25% of an artificial turf field; used 232,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $100,106 |
| Bellevue Public School District (Bellevue West High School) | Reimburse 25% of an artificial turf field; used 240,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $103,505 |
| Bloomfield Community Schools | Reimburse 50% of 81,900 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $11,340 |
| Bloomfield, City of | Reimburse 25% of five 6-foot and two 8-foot picnic tables | $1,175 |
| Blue Hill Community Schools (Blue Hill) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $572 |
| Brady, Village of | 125-ton scrap tire cleanup for Brady, Maxwell, and Gothenburg | $14,921 |
| Cass Co. Dept. of Roads (Weeping Water) | 150-ton scrap tire cleanup for Cass County | $12,690 |
| Cedar County (Hartington) | 275-ton scrap tire cleanup for Cedar County | $25,946 |
| Central City Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of artificial turf field; used 331,137 pounds of crumb rubber | $32,500 |
| Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership Inc. (Loup City) | Reimburse 50% of 27,300 pounds of rubber mulch; 25% poured-in-place playground surface and swing mat | $7,094 |
| Centura Public Schools (Cairo) | Reimburse 25% of running track surfacing; used 79,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $24,950 |
| Christ Lutheran Little Lambs Preschool (Grand Island) | Reimburse 50% of 5,850 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $822 |
| Columbus Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of running track and runways; used 98,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $27,500 |
| Columbus Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of artificial turf field, used 332,627 pounds of crumb rubber | $82,875 |
| Columbus, City of | 250-ton scrap tire cleanup for Platte County | $24,352 |
| Creek Valley Schools | Reimburse 25% of athletic track surface; used 80,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $19,536 |
| Crete Public Schools (Elementary) | Reimburse 25% poured-in-place playground surface | $3,911 |
| Crete Public Schools (Intermediate) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $12,384 |
| Crete Public Schools (Intermediate) | Reimburse 25% of athletic track surfacing; used 82,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $28,750 |
| Dakota Co. Road Dept. (Hubbard) | 80-ton scrap tire cleanup for Dakota County | $9,977 |
| Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School (Bellevue) | Reimburse 25% of runway track and high jump; used 8,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $3,681 |
| Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School (Bellevue) | Reimburse 25% of artificial turf; used 308,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $94,968 |
| Deshler Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of athletic track and runway; used 82,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $24,789 |
| Dillion Brothers Harley-Davidson (Omaha) | Reimburse 25% of 8 benches and 8 picnic tables | $2,130 |
| Dreamland Daycare (Falls City) | Reimburse 50% of 6,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $840 |
| Falls City Arboretum | Reimburse 50% of 11,794 pounds of rubber mulch and reimburse 25% of 27 timbers | $2,638 |
| Falls City, City of | Reimburse 50% of 34,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch for three parks | $4,772 |
| Fremont Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of running track and runways; used 120,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $32,182 |
| Gingerbread House (Wilber) | Reimburse 50% of 2,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $550 |
| Gothenburg Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $21,807 |
| Hall Co. Hwy. Dept. (Grand Island) | 150-ton scrap tire cleanup for Hall County | $13,476 |
| Hastings Public Schools | Reimburse 50% of 18,095 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $1,310 |
| Hayes Center, Village of | Reimburse 25% of three 6-foot picnic tables | $486 |
| Head Start Child and Family Development Program (Hastings) | Reimburse 50% of 8,730 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $1,900 |
| Higgins, Jennifer (Elba) | Reimburse 50% of 5,850 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $905 |
| Hitchcock County Agricultural Society (Trenton) | Reimburse 25% of eight 8-foot picnic tables | $1,473 |
| Holdrege, City of | 350-ton scrap tire cleanup for Phelps, Harlan, and Furnas counties | $30,414 |
| Humphrey Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of playground turf; used 13,141 pounds of crumb rubber | $20,125 |
| Johnson County (Tecumseh) | 75-ton scrap tire cleanup for Johnson County | $6,302 |
| Kearney Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of additional runway and track surface; used 48,285 pounds of crumb rubber | $10,798 |
| Keep Alliance Beautiful | Reimburse 50% of 39,000 pounds of rubber landscaping mulch | $6,323 |
| Keith County (Ogallala) | 200-ton scrap tire cleanup for Keith, Perkins, Arthur, Garden, and Duell counties | $24,000 |
| Kidnect Child Development, LLC. (La Vista) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $4,070 |
| Lincoln Salt Dogs | Reimburse 25% of artificial turf on baseball warning track; used 26,569 pounds of crumb rubber | $20,911 |
| Little Bees Daycare (Bloomfield) | Reimburse 50% of 2,800 pounds of rubber playground mulch and reimburse 25% of 6 timbers | $860 |
| Lower Loup NRD (Ord) | 350-ton scrap tire cleanup for 12 counties | $32,304 |
| Lower Platte NRD (Wahoo) | Reimburse 50% of 100,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $13,475 |
| Madison Elementary | Reimburse 50% for 10,335 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $1,446 |
| Merrick Co. Highway Dept.(Central City) | 100-ton scrap tire cleanup for Merrick County | $8,976 |
| Mitchell Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of athletic track and runways; used 88,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $23,298 |
| Mullen, Village of | Reimburse 50% of 62,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $7,360 |
| Nebraska Game and Parks Commission | Reimburse 25% of 128 picnic tables for 12 state parks and recreation areas | $18,580 |
| Neligh, City of | 300-ton scrap tire cleanup for Antelope County | $27,840 |
| Nemaha County (Auburn) | 125-ton scrap tire cleanup for Nemaha County | $11,376 |
| Noah's Ark Child Care and Preschool (Grand Island) | Reimburse 50% for 44,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $3,580 |
| Northeast Nebraska Shooting Association (Norfolk) | Reimburse 25% of three 8-foot benches | $240 |
| Norfolk Public Schools | Reimburse 50% of 14,950 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $2,125 |
| Nuckolls County (Nelson) | 120-ton scrap tire cleanup for Nuckolls County | $10,980 |
| Omaha FC Properties (Omaha Sports Complex) | Reimburse 25% of an artificial turf field; used 214,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $71,208 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Pawnee Elementary) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $2,871 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Gomez-Heritage Elementary) | Reimburse 25% of replacement of damaged rubber playground tiles | $87 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Chandler View Elementary) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $6,610 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Central High School) | Reimburse 50% 8,040 pounds of crumb rubber in running track | $1,005 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Benson High School) | Reimburse 25% of artificial turf field; used 328,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $68,970 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Conestoga Elementary) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $4,184 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Kellom Elementary) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $4,184 |
| Omaha Public Schools (Springville Elementary) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $9,348 |
| Omaha, City of | 200-ton scrap tire cleanup for Douglas County | $25,264 |
| O'Neill Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of poured-in-place playground surface | $4,612 |
| O'Neill Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of poured-in-place playground surface | $26,434 |
| PaC 2 (Hastings) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $779 |
| Papio Missouri River NRD (Omaha) | 435-ton scrap tire cleanup for ten counties | $41,520 |
| Paul Adams Elementary School (Lincoln) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $4,255 |
| Pawnee City Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of athletic running track and runways | $31,750 |
| Pedersen, Melodee (Girl Scouts, Columbus) | Reimburse 25% of an 8-foot picnic table | $169 |
| Pierce County (Pierce) | 100-ton scrap tire cleanup for five counties | $8,920 |
| Ralston Public Schools | Reimburse 50% of 15,600 pounds of rubber playground mulch for four schools | $2,800 |
| Rock County Public Schools (Bassett) | Reimburse 25% of athletic track surface; used 82,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $28,750 |
| Saline County (Wilber) | 150-ton scrap tire cleanup for Saline County | $12,660 |
| Sandhill Plastics (Kearney) | Reimburse 50% of 41,651 pounds of crumb rubber to manufacture flooring | $2,432 |
| Sarpy County (Papillion) | 150-ton scrap tire cleanup for Sarpy County | $14,301 |
| Southern Valley Schools (Oxford) | Reimburse 50% of 8,428 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $1,938 |
| St. John Lutheran School (Seward) | Reimburse 25% for rubber playground tile surface | $18,773 |
| St. Paul Public School | Reimburse 25% of running track surfacing; used 92,000 pounds of crumb rubber | $25,745 |
| St. Peter School (Lincoln) | Reimburse 25% of rubber playground tile surface | $15,380 |
| St. William's Catholic Church (Niobrara) | Reimburse 25% of five 3-foot benches | $288 |
| Stapleton Public Schools | Reimburse 25% of poured-in-place playground surface | $4,628 |
| Sutton, City of | Reimburse 25% of poured-in-place playground surface | $16,059 |
| SWANN (Chadron) | 85-ton scrap tire cleanup for Dawes, Sioux, and Box Butte Counties | $13,177 |
| Tekamah-Herman Schools | Reimburse 50% for 32,000 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $2,230 |
| University of Nebraska Athletics (Lincoln) | Reimburse 25% of artificial turf for Hibner soccer field sidelines; used 4,680 pounds of crumb rubber | $4,054 |
| University of Nebraska Athletics (Lincoln) | Reimburse 25% of turf for Hawks Champion Center; used 236,412 pounds of crumb rubber | $92,343 |
| Wallin, Becky (Newman Grove) | Reimburse 50% of 6,758 pounds of rubber mulch | $473 |
| Wayne County (Wayne) | 200-ton scrap tire cleanup for Wayne County | $18,264 |
| Winside Public School | Reimburse 50% for 234,00 pounds of rubber playground mulch | $33,828 |
| Wymore, City of | Reimburse 25% rubber playground tile surface, five benches and three picnic tables | $3,479 |
| York Area Solid Waste Agency (York) | 300-ton scrap tire cleanup for York County | $26,440 |