TARR, HILL, L’ITALIEN ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE GRANT
ENHANCING BOXFORD RECYCLING PROGRAM
BOSTON – Senate Minority Whip Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester), Representative Bradford Hill (R-Ipswich) and Representative Barbara L’Italien (D-Andover) said today that the Town of Boxford has received a Municipal Recycling Grant administered through the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). Boxford will receive 3,190 consumer education mailers, valued at $574.
“Recycling is important to our environment and our quality of life, and its success depends on local initiative and leadership,” said Tarr who is a member of the Natural Resources and Agriculture Committee. “This grant will allow the Town of Boxford to move forward in its community recycling efforts, which will ultimately create a better environment for future generations. These programs are important in protecting the environment in the Commonwealth and throughout the country.”
“I am extremely pleased to see that Boxford has been recognized for its continued commitment to recycling,” added Hill. “Working to preserve our environment helps to ensure that future generations have access to the many natural resources unique to the region, which need to be protected.”
“I am pleased that the Town of Boxford is receiving this grant from the Department of Environmental Protection,” said L’Italien. “It is extremely important that we continue to recycle in order to preserve the beauty of Boxford for generations to come.”
Since 1990, DEP has awarded over $41 million in recycling equipment, household hazardous waste equipment, educational materials and technical assistance to municipalities. These grants play a vital role in building the state’s recycling infrastructure and making it more cost-effective for communities to recycle, thereby reducing the environmental and health impacts of waste management.
