District of Columbia solid waste contracts
18 contracts tracked across 1 municipality.
Contracts
18
municipalities
1
Distinct vendors
12
municipalities with the most solid waste contracts
Top vendors in District of Columbia solid waste
| Vendor | Contracts | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INC | 3 | $704K |
| ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. | 3 | $2.1M |
| EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC | 2 | $276K |
| WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. | 2 | $25.8M |
| ELKINS EARTHWORKS, LLC | 1 | $92K |
| ABT GLOBAL LLC | 1 | $423K |
Recent solid waste contracts in District of Columbia
| Title | municipality | Vendor | Value | Solicitation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PURCHASE PORTABLE INFRARED METHANE LEAK DETECTORS/ LANDFILL GAS MONITORS FOR REGIONAL INSPECTIONS | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | ELKINS EARTHWORKS, LLC | $92K | — |
| TASK ORDER TITLE: TRAINING RESOURCES, OUTREACH MATERIALS AND TRANSLATIONS FOR THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | ABT GLOBAL LLC | $423K | — |
| CONTRACT: ORCR MISSION SUPPORT TASK ORDER: TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC | $179K | — |
| DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA). EPA'S CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (REO) GRANT PROGRAM WILL FUND A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE WASTE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES, AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION OF THE RECYCLING STREAM, FUND PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON COMMONLY RECYCLED MATERIALS SUCH AS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (E.G., PLASTICS, ALUMINUM, PAPER, GLASS, ETC.), INCLUDING FOOD WASTE AND ORGANICS, AND/OR FUND PROJECTS AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED CHANGE, BENEFITS, AND SUPPORT BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE'S EFFORTS TO MEET THE REO GRANTS ELEMENTS. THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE WILL DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A TOOLKIT FOR A MUNICIPAL AND COMMERCIAL RECYCLING PROGRAM; AND CONDUCT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE COMPOSTING. ACTIVITIES:THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DEVELOP A TRAINING MODULE FOCUSED ON REDUCING CONTAMINATION AT COMMUNITY SITES. CREATE HOME COMPOSTING TRAINING MATERIALS AND VIDEOS, AND AN INTERACTIVE TOOLKIT FOR LOCAL COMPOSTING. BUILD A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF LOCAL HANDS-ON COMPOSTING TRAINERS. PRODUCE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO ITS INFOGRAPHICS, INFORMATIONAL SIGNAGE TEMPLATES, VIDEO AND OTHER MEDIA CONTENT, AND GUIDES TO AMPLIFY THE BENEFITS OF COMPOSTING AND HOW TO COMPOST PROPERLY. TRANSLATE OUR RESOURCES INTO OTHER LANGUAGES INCLUDING SPANISH. BUILD A NEW VIRTUAL SOCIAL GATHERING PLATFORM FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY COMPOSTER COALITION TO CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER, AND CONVENE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON NETWORKING EVENTS FOR PEER LEARNING. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT ARE TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT RESIDENTIAL OR COMMUNITY RECYCLING PROGRAMS; PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECYCLED MATERIALS THAT ARE ACCEPTED AS PART OF A RESIDENTIAL OR COMMUNITY RECYCLING PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOR THE SEPARATE COLLECTION OF RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE FROM RECYCLED MATERIAL; AND INCREASE COLLECTION RATES AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY RECYCLING PROGRAMS.SUBRECIPIENT:THE INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE WILL PROVIDE SUBAWARDS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $50,000 PER YEAR TO NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY COMPOSTERS WHO SERVE BIPOC AND CHRONICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THESE SUBAWARDS ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT COMPOSTERS ON THE GROUND IN DEVELOPING OUTREACH MATERIALS TO AMPLIFY COMPOSTING AND ITS BENEFITS AS WELL AS TO COVER STIPENDS FOR TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS AND BIPOC ORGANIZATIONS' TIME IN SHARING THEIR TIPS FOR REPLICATION, LESSONS LEARNED, AND GENERAL STORIES. POTENTIAL SUBAWARDEES INCLUDE BK ROT, A BROWN AND BLACK LED YOUTH-ENGAGED COMMUNITY COMPOSTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, WHO WE ARE TAPPING TO CREATE SOCIAL MEDIA SUCH AS TIKTOK VIDEOS THAT WILL SPECIFICALLY ENGAGE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POPULATIONS. ANOTHER PARTNER IS ECO CITY FARMS IN EDMONSTON, MARYLAND, WHICH IS AN URBAN FARM SERVING A RACIALLY DIVERSE FOOD INSECURE COMMUNITY AND WITH WHOM WE ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SOIL REBUILDERS COMPOSTER TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM. ILSR ANTICIPATES $30,000/YR WILL GO TO BK ROT. THE REMAINING WILL BE AWARDED BASED ON THE PROJECT'S NEED FOR TRAINERS AND SPEAKERS AND STORIES FROM BIPOC-LED ORGANIZATIONS. OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE COMPOSTER TRAINING MATERIALS, SAMPLE SIGNAGE AND POSTERS, HOME AND COMMUNITY COMPOST TRAINING COURSES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, PODCASTS AND WEBINARS, AN INTERACTIVE LOCAL COMPOSTING TOOLKIT, A NATIONAL REGISTRY OF LOCAL HANDS-ON COMPOSTING TRAINERS, AND VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE INCREASED UNDERSTANDING BY PUBLIC AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS OF COMPOSTING BENEFITS, PARTICULARLY HOW COMPOSTING LOCALLY BENEFITS COMMUNITIES (SUCH AS JOBS, FOOD SECURITY, REDUCED POLLUTION, CLIMATE PROTECTION, SOIL | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF-RELIANCE, INC. | $1.4M | — |
| DESCRIPTION:THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT (IIJA). EPA'S CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (REO) GRANT PROGRAM WILL FUND A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE WASTE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES, AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION OF THE RECYCLING STREAM, FUND PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON COMMONLY RECYCLED MATERIALS SUCH AS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (E.G., PLASTICS, ALUMINUM, PAPER, GLASS, ETC.), INCLUDING FOOD WASTE AND ORGANICS, AND/OR FUND PROJECTS AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED CHANGE, BENEFITS, AND SUPPORT BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND'S EFFORTS TO MEET THE REO GRANTS ELEMENTS. SPECIFICALLY, THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND WILL WORK WITH TITLE 1 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN ATLANTA, BALTIMORE, MEMPHIS, AND NASHVILLE TO PROMOTE FOOD WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING. THE GRANTEE WILL CONDUCT FOOD WASTE AUDITS IN SCHOOLS, ANALYZE AND COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS OF FOOD WASTE AUDITS, AND IMPLEMENT FOOD WASTE REDUCTION MEASURES IN SCHOOLS WITHIN EACH OF THE FOUR PARTNER CITIES. FURTHERMORE, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND WILL DEVELOP AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES TO INSTITUTIONALIZE FOOD WASTE REDUCTION IN SCHOOLS.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE AS FOLLOWS: FIRST, THE GRANTEE WILL CONDUCT FOOD WASTE AUDITS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN MEMPHIS, NASHVILLE, ATLANTA, AND BALTIMORE DURING THE 2 IN AN EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE REASONS THAT FOOD IS BEING WASTED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY MEASURES TO REDUCE IT. SECOND, THE GRANTEE WILL ANALYZE THE RESULTS OF THESE FOOD WASTE AUDITS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND IMPACTS ON GHG EMISSIONS, COST, WATER USAGE, AND FUEL CONSUMPTION. THIRD, BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THESE FOOD WASTE AUDITS, THE GRANTEE WILL IMPLEMENT PERSONALIZED MEASURES FOCUSED ON EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IN THESE SCHOOLS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE. THESE INTERVENTIONS WILL BE EVIDENCE-BASED AND HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WASTE AND FOOD PACKAGING GENERATED BY SCHOOLS AND INCREASE FOOD WASTE RECYCLING. SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARDS ARE PROVIDED TO FOUR NON-PROFITS, ONE IN EACH AREA IN WHICH PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL BE TAKING PLACE. THESE NON-PROFITS ARE URBAN GREEN LABS (NASHVILLE, TN), BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (BALTIMORE, MD), CLEAN MEMPHIS (MEMPHIS, TN), AND GWINNETT CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL (GWINNETT COUNTY, GA). IN EACH SUBAWARD, THE LOCAL NON-PROFIT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WORKING WITH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO EXPAND AND IMPLEMENT VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE AND RECYCLE FOOD WASTE. SUBAWARD COSTS WILL COVER PERSONNEL, SUPPLIES, WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER DIRECT COSTS.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF BEST PRACTICES THAT INSTITUTIONALIZE FOOD WASTE REDUCTION IN SCHOOLS. THIS DELIVERABLE INCLUDES THE CREATION OF A REPORT FOR SHARING SCHOOL FOOD WASTE RECYCLING AND REDUCTION BEST PRACTICES. ANOTHER ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLE FOR THIS GRANT IS TO HOLD WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT FOOD WASTE AND TO STRATEGIZE POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR REDUCING FOOD WASTE. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE REDUCTION OF CONTAMINATION INT HE RECYCLING STREAM ASSOCIATED WITH FOOD WASTE REDUCTION, PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN PARTICIPATION RATE OF COMPOSTING AND FOOD WASTE RECYCLING, TONS OF FOOD WASTE COMPOSTED AND PREVENTED, TONS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE RECYCLED, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCED, AND NUMBER OF ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STAFF, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS OF STUDENTS IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN NASHVILLE, MEMPHIS, ATLANTA, AND BALTIMORE. | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. | $1.2M | — |
| COURT REPORTING SERVICES FOR EPA HEARING (NEW PRIME) DOCKET NO. RCRA-08-2020-0007 | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | NEAL R. GROSS AND COMPANY, INC. | $18K | — |
| IGF::OT::IGF TASK ORDER 30 SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) DATABASES, OFFICE OF LAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (OLEM) | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | ARCTIC SLOPE MISSION SERVICES LLC | $440K | — |
| FAS REGULATORY ACTIONS DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER RCRA PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INC | $367K | — |
| OLEM RCRA FENCELINE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. | $1.6M | — |
| NEW REPA 6, ZONE 2 TASK ORDER FOR RCRA ENFORCEMENT PERMITTING AND ASSISTANCE TO STATES AND EPA REGIONS ACROSS A RANGE OF PERMITTING SUPPORT AREA AS IDENTIFIED IN THE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS). REQUIREMENT IS OFFICE OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | MABBETT & ASSOCIATES, INC. | $724K | — |
| THIS CALL ORDER IS FOR REGULATORY SUPPORT FOR WCID PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND PLANNING AND RCRA TRAINING AND RULEMAKING SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF APRIL 1, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2027. | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. | $350K | — |
| BATTERY ACT RULEMAKING SUPPORT, PERMITTING UPDATES RULE SUPPORT AND OTHER RCRA PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INC | $284K | — |
| SUPPORT FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT (RCRA) DATABASES, OFFICE OF LAND AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (OLEM) | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | AGILE DECISION SCIENCES, LLC | $217K | — |
| EARTH T&M/FFP HYBRID CALL ORDER FOR OLEM/ORCR ENTITLED "CAPACITY ASSURANCE ANALYSES FOR PURPOSES OF THE CERCLA 104(C)(9) PROVISION AND GENERAL HAZARDOUS WASTE ANALYSES FOR THE RCRA PROGRAM" | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C. | $124K | — |
| NEW TASK ORDER FOR CONTRACT 68HERC24D0006, OFFICE OF LAND AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, OFFICE OF RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY, RCRA TRIBAL PROGRAM AND EJ COMMUNITY, JIT JUST IN TIME SERVICES. | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | EASTERN RESEARCH GROUP INC | $97K | — |
| COSTS AND BENEFITS OF RCRA REGULATORY & VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS INC | $53K | — |
| DESCRIPTION:EPA'S CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (REO) GRANT PROGRAM WILL FUND A RANGE OF PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE WASTE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, INCREASE THE COLLECTION OF RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND PROGRAM PARTICIPATION RATES, AND DECREASE CONTAMINATION OF THE RECYCLING STREAM, FUND PROJECTS THAT FOCUS ON COMMONLY RECYCLED MATERIALS SUCH AS MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (E.G., PLASTICS, ALUMINUM, PAPER, GLASS, ETC.), INCLUDING FOOD WASTE AND ORGANICS, AND/OR FUND PROJECTS AND PROVIDE TOOLS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT WILL LEAD TO LONG-TERM, SUSTAINED CHANGE, BENEFITS, AND SUPPORT BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE GRANT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE THE THE CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COALITION'S EFFORTS TO MEET THE REO GRANTS ELEMENTS. THE CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COALITION WILL DELIVER A NATIONAL WASTED FOOD REDUCTION CAMPAIGN, COMPOST MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGNS AND A CONSUMER COMPOSTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.ACTIVITIES:THE CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COALITION WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE WASTED FOOD REDUCTION CAMPAIGN ACROSS NATIONWIDE MEDIA CHANNELS AND IN 25 KEY SUBREGIONS ACROSS THE US; RUN THE COMPOST MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGNS TARGETING GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESSES WITH ROLES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-AGRICULTURAL COMPOSTING MARKETS; AND IMPLEMENT A CONSUMER COMPOSTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN THAT WILL REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND INCREASE COMPOSTING PARTICIPATION IN TARGET COMMUNITIES. THE CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COALITION WILL ALSO MANAGE THE ADMINISTRATION OF COMPETITIVE SUBAWARDS TO REACH THE 25 SUB-REGIONS ACROSS THE US AND TO SUPPORT EDUCATION THAT WILL GROW COMPOSTING MARKETS AND INCREASE COMPOSTING. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT THE NATIONAL WASTED FOOD REDUCTION CAMPAIGN; EXPAND THE MARKET AND SALES OF COMPOST; AND INCREASE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO HOUSEHOLDS ON PROPER COMPOSTING. SUBRECIPIENT:THE GRANT PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY A COALITION OF FIVE NON-PROFITS, ONE OF WHICH IS THE GRANTEE. THE WORK OF THE OTHER FOUR COALITION MEMBERS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH SUBAWARDS AND WILL FOCUS ON NATIONAL AND LOCAL CAMPAIGNS FOR WASTED FOOD REDUCTION, COMPOST MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND COMPOSTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE SEVERAL POOLS OF COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD FUNDING. THE LARGEST POOL IS DESIGNATED FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO PROMOTE POSITIVE MESSAGING FOR REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN 25 SUB-REGIONS ACROSS THE US. SMALLER POOLS WILL BE USED TO: SUPPORT THE RESEARCH NEEDED TO CONDUCT SUCCESSFUL WASTED FOOD REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS IN COMMUNITIES; MOBILIZE DECISION-MAKERS, SUCH AS GOVERNMENTS, TO INCREASE DEMAND FOR COMPOST USE; AND SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN PROMOTING COMPOSTING EDUCATION, THEREFORE MOTIVATING HOUSEHOLDS TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN COMPOSTING PROGRAMS. OUTCOMES:THE CONSUMER RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH COALITION WILL DELIVER A NATIONAL WASTED FOOD REDUCTION CAMPAIGN, COMPOST MARKET DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGNS, AND COMPOSTING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. KEY ANTICIPATED OUTPUTS INCLUDE 1,250,000 PUBLIC-FACING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. KEY ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES ARE REDUCTION IN WASTED FOOD; INCREASE IN TONS OF COMPOST SOLD FOR NON-AGRICULTURAL USES; NEW POLICIES THAT REMOVE BARRIERS TO OR INCENTIVIZE COMPOST USE; INCREASE IN FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING VOLUME; INCREASE IN FOOD WASTE COMPOSTING PARTICIPATION RATES; REDUCTION IN FOOD WASTE COMPOST CONTAMINATION; NEW JOBS CREATED. BENEFICIARIES ARE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US AND IN THE 25 KEY SUB-REGIONS, WHICH WILL REDUCE FOOD WASTE VOLUMES; AGENCIES AND BUSINESSES WITH ROLES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NON-AGRICULTURAL COMPOSTING MARKETS; AND COMMUNITIES AND HOUSEHOLDS WHICH WILL LEARN ABOUT PROPER COMPOSTING AND FIND SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL COMPOSTING CHALLENGES. | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. | $24.6M | — |
| DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS FUNDED BY THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (ALSO KNOWN AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT). EPA'S SOLID WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RECYCLING (SWIFR) GRANTS FOR STATES AND TERRITORIES WILL FUND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT LONG-TERM PLANNING AND DATA COLLECTION NEEDS TO DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS TOWARD THE NATIONAL RECYCLING GOAL AND FOOD LOSS AND WASTE REDUCTION GOAL AND ADVANCE A CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR MATERIALS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT THE STATE-LED IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANS TO ADVANCE POST-CONSUMER MATERIALS MANAGEMENT. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ENHANCE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS EFFORTS TO MEET THE SWIFR GRANTS ELEMENTS. THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILL CONTRACT WITH A CONSULTANT TO PRODUCE A 10-YEAR SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH WILL ASSESS AND RETOOL DC'S DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS (DPW) OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT THE ESCALATION OF REDUCTION, REUSE, AND RECYCLING ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO ACHIEVE AN 80% DIVERSION RATE. ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE TO DEVELOP A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH WILL INCLUDE A WASTE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY AND AN ORGANICS MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN WILL OPERATIONALIZE THE WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS OF THE ZERO WASTE DC PLAN (TO BE RELEASED IN 2023). SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN, WASTE CHARACTERIZATION STUDY, AND ORGANICS MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A REDUCTION OF THE CITYWIDE SOLID WASTE STREAM BY 18%, ACHIEVEMENT OF A CITYWIDE SOLID WASTE DIVERSION RATE OF 80%, THE REDUCTION OF ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, AND THE CREATION OF NEARLY 300 GREEN JOBS. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. | District of Columbia (EPA federal awards) | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $491K | — |