$9.8 Million Awarded to Waste and Litter Reduction, Recycling, and Scrap Tire Grants
Department of Environment and Energy
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
$9.8 Million Awarded to Waste and Litter Reduction, Recycling, and Scrap Tire Grants
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) Interim Director Kara Valentine announced Jan. 24 the award of $9,798,781 in grants to support 136 projects across the state. These grants will help fund waste and litter reduction projects, recycling programs, and pay costs for scrap tire cleanups and collections for household hazardous waste, electronic waste, and pharmaceuticals.
“NDEE is grateful to assist local efforts that promote waste and litter reduction,” Valentine said. “The grants help out with the costs of proper disposal of many household materials and make a difference to our communities.”
Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive funds are generated by a fee on solid waste disposed of in landfills, an annual retail business sales fee, and a fee assessed on the sale of new tires. Grants are provided to local integrated waste management projects, and can include recycling systems, household hazardous waste collections, and composting. For 2025, 24 projects totaling $3,001,424 were funded under the Business Fee and Disposal Fee categories.
Also included in the Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive program are Scrap Tire funds, which are generated from a $1 fee on new tires purchased in Nebraska. In 2025, 58 grants totaling $2,500,919 were awarded. These grants will fund 22 scrap tire cleanup events across Nebraska. Enough funding was awarded to clean up 6,035 tons of scrap tires. Funds will also be used to partially reimburse the cost of many products made from recycled scrap tires, such as artificial turf football, soccer, baseball, and softball fields, athletic running tracks, and playground surfacing.
Litter Reduction and Recycling funds are generated from a fee charged to certain manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of products that commonly contribute to litter. The program has provided grants annually since 1979. In 2025, 54 litter grants totaling $4,296,438 were awarded in the public education, cleanup, and recycling categories. Public education programs educate citizens on litter reduction and recycling through a variety of school and community activities. Cleanup grants provide funding for Nebraska residents of all ages who pick up litter and debris along Nebraska’s highways, waterways, recreation lands, urban areas, and other public use areas within the state. Not only are the public areas improved through the removal of litter, but also much of the material collected is recycled. Recycling programs provide an alternative to the disposal of solid waste in Nebraska’s landfills. Priority is given to programs that promote markets for recycled materials or purchasing products made from recycled materials.
Grant applications for 2026 will be accepted starting in June 2025. Please check our website or contact ndee.wastegrants@nebraska.gov for more information.
Below is a summary of the 2025 grant awards by city:
2025 Waste Reduction and Recycling Incentive and Litter Reduction and Recycling Grant Awards
| City | Organization | Program Category | Funding Source | Award Amount | Application Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | City of Albion | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $22,790 | Collection of 130 tons of scrap tires. |
| Alliance | Keep Alliance Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $131,038 | Funds to continue operation of recycling center and education materials |
| Alliance | Keep Alliance Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $36,905 | Provides litter reduction and recycling education. This includes school programs, summer camps at the library, Earth Day and America Recycles Day programs and community events at library and rec center. Recycling center for education. |
| Alliance | Keep Alliance Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $95,014 | Operate recycling center and program in Box Butte County. Added another baler for more efficient recycling processing. Implemented curbside recycling and a senior program. Presents at schools and organizations on recycling. |
| Alma | Lower Republican Natural Resources District | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $30,282 | Collection of 200 tons of scrap tires. |
| Aurora | Hamilton County Highway Department | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $30,750 | Collection of 200 tons of scrap tires to be recycled. |
| Beatrice | Keep Beatrice Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $14,434 | 150 mi roadside; 90 acres cleanup. |
| Beatrice | Keep Beatrice Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $102,635 | Litterbag distribution, annual newsletter and website promoting litter reduction and recycling, Earth Day flyers, educational booths at community events, promotion of cleanup events |
| Benkelman | City of Benkelman | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $18,732 | Collection of 125 tons of scrap tires. |
| Bridgeport | Bridgeport Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $4,256 | Applicant applied under the wrong category and program. This should have been a scrap tire application under the waste reduction and recycling program. This type of application is only eligible for 25% reimbursement. |
| Burwell | Loup Basin RC&D Council/Keep Loup Basin Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $49,623 | Waste reduction and recycling education. Event recycling for fairs and festivals. Partners for recycling trailers, electronics and battery recycling, bicycle repurposing, scrap metal and iron cleanup, and Burwell Clothing Closet. |
| Central City | Merrick County Highway Dept | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $34,360 | Collection of 250 tons of scrap tires. |
| Chadron | Keep Chadron Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $74,159 | Funds to continue the cardboard and office paper recycling for the City of Chadron. |
| Chadron | Keep Chadron Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $7,585 | 100 mi roadside cleanup. |
| Chadron | Keep Chadron Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $103,892 | Classroom presentations and activities on littering and recycling; community presentations; recycling at public events; public service announcements about special events; sponsoring community cleanups |
| Chadron | Keep Chadron Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $12,640 | Organize, promote, and stage a one-day electronic recycling event for the residents of Chadron and surrounding communities including Crawford, Rushville, Hay Springs, and Gordon. |
| Columbus | City of Columbus | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $46,102 | Collection of 250 tons of scrap tires. |
| Columbus | Keep Columbus Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $56,642 | Provide education and services to public to increase recycling and litter prevention awareness. Operates 2 recycling trailers for curbside recycling, further develop local recycling programs; and provide hard to recycle material programs |
| Columbus | Keep Columbus Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $25,072 | Collect recyclables at two drop-off locations and transport to Schuyler for sorting/processing; will maintain the 2 semi-trailers that pick-up recycling |
| Davenport | Little Blue Natural Resources District | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $15,365 | 2-week Household Hazardous Waste Collection event for nine counties. Items recycled or reused to highest degree; ex: oil, paint cans, chemicals, and batteries. Will educate, raise public awareness, and promote event. |
| Davenport | Little Blue Natural Resources District | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $30,282 | Collection of 200 tons of scrap tires. |
| Dodge | Village of Dodge | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $11,708 | Continue to educate and promote recycling in Dodge, Nebraska and surrounding areas. Provide recycling service for the Dodge and Snyder area along with a business outside of North Bend. |
| Fort Calhoun | Fort Calhoun Community Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $110,432 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Fremont | City of Fremont | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $60,600 | Collection of 400 tons of scrap tires. |
| Fremont | Keep Fremont Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $24,083 | Funds to host a one-day HHW collection event |
| Fremont | Keep Fremont Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $108,763 | Community and school presentations, workshops, fairs, campaigns, print materials, and digital media on recycling; promotion of recycling events |
| Friend | Andrew Cemetery, Friend, Nebraska | Scrap Tire Equipment Grants | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $454 | 25% reimbursement for 4, 3ft benches made from recycled tires. |
| Grand Island | Grand Island Area Clean Community System | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $152,478 | Funds to continue the HHW facility and properly dispose of materials |
| Grand Island | Grand Island Area Clean Community System | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $7,059.00 | 80 miles of roadside cleanup and 25 acres of cleanup. |
| Grand Island | Grand Island Area Clean Community System | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $60,601 | Educates on recycling through in class programs, distributing brochures with local recycling resources, and being present at events to educate the public. |
| Grand Island | Grand Island Disposal, Inc. d/b/a Heartland Disposal | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $173,201 | Funds to purchase 94-gallon yard waste bins; skid loader and trailer to transport bins and recyclables |
| Grand Island | Hall County Highway Department | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $40,500 | Collection of 250 tons of scrap tires. |
| Hartington | Cedar County | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $165,396 | Collection of 1000 tons of scrap tires. |
| Hasting | City of Hastings, Solid Waste Department | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $14,008 | Funds to host a one-day electronics recycling event |
| Holdrege | City of Holdrege | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $49,136 | Collection of 350 tons of scrap tires. |
| Kearney | City of Kearney/Kearney Area Recycling Center | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $37,267 | Funds to operate HHW facility |
| Kenesaw | Kenesaw Public School | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $4,525 | 50% reimbursement for rubber mulch. |
| Kimball | Keep Kimball Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $17,094 | Funds to continue residential recycling services and expand to the rural residents which will increase recyclables sent to the recycling center |
| Kimball | Keep Kimball Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $24,928 | Educational programs on recycling in Kimball and Banner County schools and summer programs; provide printed materials with City of Kimball utility bill; publicize litter-free events via newsletters and social media |
| Kimball | Keep Kimball Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $77,711 | Management and operation of Kimball Recycling Center, including collection, processing, and transportation of recyclables |
| Lexington | Keep Lexington Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $85,470 | Recycling and landfill education in schools 4 days/week plus summer classes; host summer cleanups; working with elderly residents and with student parents to reach older populations |
| Lexington | Keep Lexington Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $35,684 | Manage recyclables at five drop-off locations, hold two shredding events, and two pharmaceutical collection events. |
| Lexington | Lexington Area Solid Waste Agency | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $59,151 | Funds to host a one-day HHW collection event |
| Lincoln | Board of Regents, University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska- | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $429,286 | Funds to purchase waste/recycling stations for non-academic buildings |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln- Solid Waste Management | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $36,135 | Improve food and recycling waste diversion by identifying and how food is wasted, barriers to curbside recycling, and lack of awareness. Will purchase materials for educators, books for education in school libraries, and perform outreach. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln- Solid Waste Management | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $394,722 | Funds to purchase a roll-off truck, mini rear-load truck, and waste management stations to collect and transport recyclables to material recovery facility. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $7,436 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $3,234 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $5,004 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $1,846 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $1,437 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $2,701 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $5,833 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | City of Lincoln, Parks & Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $6,919 | 25% reimbursement for rubber tiles. |
| Lincoln | Keep Nebraska Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $204,000 | Funds to operate a food waste, material exchange, used oil collection, and a school chemical cleanout program statewide |
| Lincoln | Keep Nebraska Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $128,725 | Operating Nebraska Litter Hotline in six counties; working with 149 locations to educate students throughout 40 communities; working with schools on litter cleanups; providing recycling curriculum to Community Learning Centers, affiliate coordination for KAB |
| Lincoln | LINCOLN BIKE KITCHEN | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $13,500 | Provides refurbished bikes and parts to community, for free. Free access to professional tools with team of knowledgeable volunteers, to help others develop basic maintenance skills to keep their bikes in good shape. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $157,130 | Salary for Assistant Sustainability Coordinator to manage various district recycling, waste reduction and diversion programs, and organic composting programs, and other supply costs |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $67,429 | 25% reimbursement for track. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $63,439 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $97,464 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $89,594 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $47,884 | 25% reimbursement for track. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $109,582 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $100,000 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln Sports Foundation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $17,045 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $30,000 | 100 mi roadside; 1500 acres |
| Lincoln | Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $149,118 | Classroom presentations, outreach to festivals/events, and strategic messaging. Encourage litter cleanups to individuals/organizations. Address external barriers that cause littering: lack of receptacles, and intrinsic barriers: lack of knowledge |
| Lincoln | Linocoln-Lancaster County Health Department | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $359,518 | Funds to help maintain and expand access to HazToGo - Lincoln's Hazardous Waste Center, mobile collections, reuse center development, hazardous waste and toxics reduction education, and behavior change initiatives |
| Lincoln | Nebraska Recycling Council | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $103,917 | Support, promote/increase organics recycling, food recovery, compost, biochar, and waste reduction. Educate organics/compost, add to NRC data/mapping. Research best practice food waste disposal reducing GHGs. Climate action plan foundation with NE 2024/20... |
| Lincoln | Nebraska Recycling Council | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $176,482 | Public education program focuses on litter reduction, waste reduction, recycling, proper household hazardous waste disposal, and recognition. Projects are in three main categories: Public Education and Information, Recycling and Proper Disposal Promotion. |
| Lincoln | Nebraska Sports Center LLC | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $29,154 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln | RGEM Investments LLC | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $2,250 | 50% reimbursement for mulch. |
| Lincoln | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $58,957 | Funds to provide direct on-site waste reduction assistance to three Nebraska businesses focused on reducing their solid waste disposal |
| Lincoln | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Campus Recreation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $136,697 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Lincoln, | Star City Optimist Youth Foundation | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $75,898 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| McCook | Red Willow County Household Hazardous Waste | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $150,000 | Funds to continue HHW collection through their new collection box program |
| Morrill | Village of Morrill | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $4,629 | 50% reimbursement for rubber mulch. |
| MULLEN | Village of Mullen | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $10,528 | Collection of 50 tons of scrap tires. |
| Mullen | Village of Mullen | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $6,048 | 50% reimbursement for mulch. |
| Murray | Keep Cass County Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $2,257 | Funds to host three electronic recycling collection events at three different locations |
| Murray | Keep Cass County Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $2,250 | 20 miles of roadside cleanup and 50 acres of cleanup. |
| Murray | Keep Cass County Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $102,454 | Provide education and resources for litter prevention and waste reduction. Will teach about littering and efficient resource management by avoiding and minimizing waste through reusing, reducing, recovery, and recycling. |
| Nebraska City | County of Otoe dba. Otoe County | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $87,568 | Collection of 600 tons of scrap tires. |
| Nebraska City | Keep Nebraska City Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $70,054 | Litter cleanups, recycling in schools, education to create public awareness for the harmful effects of litter. Added Christmas lights recycling, and ink cartridge, toner and battery recycling to office programs. Aiming to start city wide recycling drop ... |
| Nebraska City | Nebraska City Utilities | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $135,744 | Purchase skid loader and mulching head to clear right -of- ways. Equipment will grind/mulch brush and small trees to reduce waste. Will lend equipment to other entities to maximize usage and waste reduction. |
| Nelson | Nuckolls County Road Department | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $24,230 | Collection of 150 tons of scrap tires. |
| Norfolk | Keep Norfolk Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $27,811 | School presentations, advertising and distribution of materials on recycling and litter cleanup events; planning and conduction recycling and litter cleanup events |
| North Platte | Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $24,855 | 320 mi roadside clean up |
| North Platte | Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $110,311 | Instill environmental values through summer camps, cleanups, and community events. Will educate classrooms, employees, and industry on environment, recycling, and reducing waste. Goals also include reducing local litter/waste, and increasing recycling. |
| North Platte | Keep North Platte and Lincoln County Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $44,877 | Continue to reduce waste generated in North Platte and Lincoln County and increase recyclables collected and used. Will accomplish through drop-off, school, and business recycling programs. Local composters take yard waste compost it for farm usage or sol... |
| Oakland | Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council Inc | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $52,564 | Funds to host three HHW collection events |
| Oakland | Nebraska Loess Hills RC&D Council Inc | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $4,940 | Conduct an electronic waste collection event in Dodge county in summer or fall 2025. Anticipate 12,000 lbs of e-waste collected |
| Ogallala | Keep Keith County Beautiful, Inc. | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $4,125 | 50 mi roadside; 25 acres cleanup |
| Ogallala | Keep Kieth County Beautiful, Inc. | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $118,527 | Provide education and community programs about environmental issues, and recycling right. Litter reduction through source reduction, increasing Hefty Renew bag usage, recycling right, food waste elimination and sustainable waste management. |
| Ogallala | Keith County | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $69,000 | Collection of 500 tons of scrap tires. |
| Ogallala | Western Resources Group | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $395,707 | Funds for the regional processing and shipping facility for recycled materials |
| Omaha | City of Omaha - Public Works Department | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $87,528 | Collection of 200 tons of scrap tires. |
| Omaha | City of Omaha -- UnderTheSink HHW Regional Collection Facility | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $371,839 | Funds to operate HHW facility |
| Omaha | City of Omaha Compost Operations | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $500,000 | Purchase grinder for compost facility. Replace failing equipment at Omaha’s Oma-Gro. Compost facility relocating over next 18 months. Site preparations and utility installation done at new location. |
| Omaha | Fort Calhoun Community Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $32,245 | 25% reimbursement for track. |
| Omaha | Green Recycling Enterprises, LLC | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $94,982 | Provides recycling containers at public events, host locations, and municipalities. GRE will create program to reduce waste and provide recycling options at gas stations, events and host locations. Green Recycling services multiple counties. |
| Omaha | Keep Omaha Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $8,275 | Supplies for roadside cleanups. |
| Omaha | Keep Omaha Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $181,625 | Programs on litter prevention, waste reduction, recycling, and composting: 1) school-based education; 2) community outreach; 3) curriculum workshops for educators; 4) multi-media Recycle Right education campaign |
| Omaha | Omaha Public Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $6,241 | 50% reimbursement for mulch. |
| Omaha | Spectracom, INC d/b/a River City Recycling | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $211,000 | Purchase 3 trailers to haul complete tires to be ground into tire chips. |
| Oshkosh | Garden County Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $314 | 50% reimbursement for rubber mulch. |
| Papillion | Papillion LaVista Community Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $153,775 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Papillion | Papillion LaVista Community Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $58,589 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Papillion | Papillion LaVista Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $158,800 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Papillion | Papillion LaVista Schools | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $48,662 | 25% reimbursement for turf. |
| Pierce | Pierce County | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $23,114 | Collection of 150 tons of scrap tires. |
| Plainview | City of Plainview | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $20,493 | 50% reimbursement for mulch. |
| PONCA | Dixon County | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $13,552 | Collection of 100 tons of scrap tires. |
| Schuyler | City of Schuyler | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $46,102 | Collection of 250 tons of scrap tires. |
| Schuyler | Keep Schuyler Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $31,899 | Litter reduction/recycling education with school presentations and distributing educational materials at public events. Will do cleanup events, pumpkin/tree take back, and Christmas light recycling |
| Schuyler | Keep Schuyler Beautiful | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $80,826 | Personnel and some operating expenses for Colfax County Recycling Center. The facility collects recyclables for sorting and baling. |
| Scottsbluff | Keep Scottsbluff Gering Beautiful | Business Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $82,098 | Funds to host a HHW event and Rx take back event |
| Scottsbluff | Keep Scottsbluff Gering Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $5,158 | 60 mi roadside cleanup. |
| Scottsbluff | Keep Scottsbluff Gering Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $41,992 | Educational presentations at public events, social media, and website updates; distribution of litter bags; promotion of Christmas tree recycling and other recycling/clean up events. |
| Scottsbluff | Langer Industrial Service | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $415,000 | Purchase and install shred/grinding equipment for scrap tire to become crumb rubber. |
| Sidney | City of Sidney | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $23,791 | Salary for materials handler at recycling facility |
| Sidney | Keep Sidney Beautiful | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $498 | 2 miles of roadside cleanup and supplies. |
| Sidney | Keep Sidney Beautiful | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $58,612 | Promote proper recycling, work with schools to establish recycling programs, host and participate in cleanup events, continue to combat ongoing litter problem and improper usage of recycling system |
| Steinauer | Steinauer Community Club | Cleanup | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $768 | 10 miles of roadside cleanup. |
| Stockville | Frontier County | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $22,194 | Collection of 150 tons of scrap tires. |
| Superior | Nuckolls County Childcare Center | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $3,834 | 50% reimbursement for mulch. |
| Tekamah | Papio Missouri River NRD | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $18,000 | Electronic waste collection event |
| Thedford | Upper Loup Natural Resources District | Recycling | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $31,200 | Collection, processing and transportation of recyclable materials to and from NRD recycling facility, in Thedford and to end- market. Continued funding for recycling program, contractual services for recycling. Services multiple counties. |
| Valentine | Middle Niobrara NRD | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $41,888 | Collection of 200 tons of scrap tires. |
| Wayne | City of Wayne | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $5,324 | Funds to continue household battery recycling program |
| Wayne | City of Wayne | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $8,776 | Funds to hold annual one-day electronic recycling event |
| Wayne | City of Wayne | Public Education | Litter Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $6,325 | Education campaign on Zero Waste: (1) Zero Waste marketing campaign spread awareness how and where to reduce, reuse, and recycle in Wayne; (2) public events celebrating Earth Day; and (3) presentations on zero waste efforts/tips to schools, organizations. |
| Wayne | Wayne County Roads Dept. | Scrap Tire Collection Site | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $53,264 | Collection of 300 tons of scrap tires. |
| York | Epworth Village Inc, DBA Epworth Family Resources | Scrap Tire Partial Reimbursement for Purchase of Tire-Derived Products and/or Crumb Rubber | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $8,878 | 50% reimbursement for mulch. |
| York | Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District | Disposal Fee | Waste Reduction & Recycling Incentive Fund | $17,698 | Funds to join Upper Big Blue NRD in a HHW event that will expand to include agriculture chemicals |