Congratulations to the Fall 2007 Grant Recipients!

Seventy Six (76) grants were awarded to a diverse selection of applicants through Fall 2007 Recycling Bin Grant program. Chosen from over 1,350 applications received, the grant winners included fifteen (15) colleges and universities, 19 municipalities and other local government entities, eighteen (18) K-12 schools, twenty (20) community-based non profit organizations and three (3) Native American tribes from forty states across the country. We received many excellent proposals, more than could be fulfilled during the initial fall grant cycle. The next grant cycle is scheduled for spring 2008, with dates and additional information to be posted to this website in January. Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal.

Fall 2007 Grant Recipients:

• Auburn University - Auburn, Alabama
• Auburn City Schools - Auburn, Alabama
• City of Phenix City - Phenix City, Alabama
• Aniak Traditional Council - Aniak, Alaska
• Heber Springs School - Heber Springs, Arkansas
• Native Village of Hooper Bay - Hooper Bay, Alaska
• Heard Museum - Phoenix, Arizona
• Grace Hill Elementary School - Rogers, Arkansas
• Solana Center for Environmental Innovation - Encinitas, California
• Menlo Atherton School District - Menlo Park, California
• Future Farmers of America - Lincoln, California
• University of Connecticut - Storrs, Connecticut
• Keep Orlando Beautiful, Inc. - Orlando, Florida
• Francis House - Tampa, Florida
• Congress Middle School - Boynton Beach, Florida
• Durham Middle School - Acworth, Georgia
• Riverwood High School Environmental Club - Atlanta, Georgia
• City of Griffin - Griffin, Georgia
• McKendree Elementary PTA - Lawrenceville, Georgia
• Kalaheo School PTSA - Kalaheo, Hawaii
• Coeur d'Alene Tribe - Plummer, Idaho
• Peoria County Recycling - Peoria, Illinois
• A.G. Bell School - Chicago, Illinois
• City of Richmond - Richmond, Indiana
• Woolpert, Inc. - Indianapolis, Indiana
• University of Iowa - Iowa City, Iowa
• Cans for the Community - Lawrence, Kansas
• Friends of Recycling for Southeast Kansas - Pittsburg, Kansas
• Christ the King School - Lexington, Kentucky
• Shreveport Green - Shreveport, Louisiana
• Allegany County - Cumberland, Maryland
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Baltimore, Maryland
• Midshore Regional Recycling Program - Centreville, Maryland
• Scituate Public Schools - Scituate, Massachusetts
• Kettering University - Flint, Michigan
• Emmet County Recycling - Petoskey, Michigan
• Benton Harbor Police Department - Benton Harbor, Michigan
• City of East Lansing - East Lansing, Michigan
• Hennepin History Museum - Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Perham - Dent Public Schools - Perham, Minnesota
• Sojourner Truth Academy - Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Southside Family Charter School - Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Keep Corinth Beautiful - Corinth, Mississippi
• Harrison County Beautification Commission - Gulfport, Mississippi
• Drury University - Springfield, Missouri
• City of Missoula - Missoula, Montana
• University of Nebraska Omaha - Omaha, Nebraska
• Keene State College - Keene, New Hampshire
• National Honor Society / Waldwick High School - Waldwick, New Jersey
• Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell - Roswell, New Mexico
• Santa Clara Pueblo Espanola - New Mexico
• Tompkins County SWM Division - Ithaca, New York
• Stony Brook University (Campus Dining Services) - Stony Brook, New York
• Town of Robbins - Robbins, North Carolina
• Cape Fear Community College - Wilmington, North Carolina
• Bladen County Public School System - Elizabethtown, North Carolina
• Durham County Government - Durham, North Carolina
• Miami University - Oxford, Ohio
• Ashland University - Ashland, Ohio
• Oklahoma DEQ - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Hillsboro Parks & Recreation - Hillsboro, Oregon
• Johnson College - Scranton, Pennsylvania
• City of Pittsburgh, Recycling Division - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Blair County Dept. of Solid Waste & Recycling - Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
• Charleston County - Charleston, South Carolina
• City of Dillon - Dillon, South Carolina
• Knoxville Recycling Coalition - Knoxville, Tennessee
• Nashville Sounds Baseball - Nashville, Tennessee
• Keep Richland Hills Beautiful - Richland Hills, Texas
• Travis Elementary School - Grand Prairie, Texas
• Blinn College (Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Phi Lambda) - Bryan, Texas
• SilverLake Elementary School - Grapevine, Texas
• Salt Lake County, Recycling Information Office - Salt Lake City, Utah
• Manassas Park City Schools - Manassas Park, Virginia
• Yakima Valley Community College - Yakima, Washington
• Stage III Community Theatre - Casper, Wyoming