<div dir="ltr"><img src="cid:ii_l3brqev41" alt="image.png" width="196" height="75" style="margin-right: 0px;"><div>Attention Oklahoma!  Here is an opportunity for our voice to be heard!  What do you need to move your recycling and waste reduction programs forward?  The US EPA wants to hear from us. If you do not have time to attend the meetings, but have comments please send them to <a href="mailto:info@recycleok.org">info@recycleok.org</a>.  We will compile the comments we receive and send them to the EPA.  Let's take advantage of this opportunity!<br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_l3brpztv0" alt="image.png" width="453" height="93"><br></div><div><div id="gmail-:185" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><div id="gmail-:17z" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:hidden"><div style="text-align:center"><b style="font-size:xx-large">EPA Hosting Two Public Feedback Sessions on Infrastructure and Recycling</b></div><br>Please join us for two virtual conversations and feedback sessions with stakeholders across the country to discuss new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding about solid waste infrastructure and recycling. EPA wants to learn the specific recycling education/outreach concerns and recycling infrastructure concerns from overburdened and underserved communities to ensure the grant addresses their challenges.<br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Webinar on New Recycling Education and Outreach Funding Opportunity</span><br>Date:  Tuesday, May 24th from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time<br>Register: <a href="http://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7f0DPZQURqOcuDdVp173IQ" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7f0DPZQURqOcuDdVp173IQ</a><<a href="http://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7f0DPZQURqOcuDdVp173IQ" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">http://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7f0DPZQURqOcuDdVp173IQ</a>><br><br>The session will cover the following EPA funding program that is currently under development:<br><br>  *   Education and Outreach Grants - $75,000,000 ($15 million nationally/yr. from FY22-26), focused on improving material recycling, recovery, management, and reduction. EPA was also directed to develop a model recycling program toolkit for States, Tribes, local governments.<br><br>EPA is seeking feedback on:<br><br>  *   Education and Outreach Needs: What are the challenges you and your community faces when it comes to how to recycle?  What are your most needed educational resources? What would enable you or your community to reach your recycling education and outreach goals?<br>  *   Measurement: What would be ideal measure(s) of recycling education and outreach program success, and what is needed to collect and use this data?<br><br><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Webinar on New Solid Waste Infrastructure and Recycling Funding Opportunity</span><br>Date:  Wednesday, May 25th from 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Time<br>Register:  <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_JwewYFg2Qbep83MwHmQA7Q" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_JwewYFg2Qbep83MwHmQA7Q</a><br><br>The session will cover the following EPA funding program that is currently under development:<br><br>  *   Solid Waste Infrastructure and Recycling Grants - $275,000,000 ($55 million nationally/yr. from FY22-26), which supports improvements to local post-consumer materials management, including municipal recycling programs, and assists local waste management authorities in making improvements to local waste management systems.<br><br>EPA is seeking feedback on:<br><br>  *   Infrastructure Needs and Priorities: What are your greatest needs or challenges when it comes to recycling? What projects or activities should EPA consider eligible for funding as part of the recycling infrastructure grant program? What is the ideal amount of funding per grant that would enable you and/or your community to reach your recycling goals?<br>  *   Measurement: What would be ideal measure(s) of recycling program success, and what is needed to collect and use this data?  <br><br>Notetakers will record feedback for both sessions. You can also provide written feedback if you are not able to attend this session. For additional information on this grant funding program and all of the new funding opportunities available, visit:<br><br><br>  *   EPA, The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Transforming U.S. Recycling and Waste Management <<a href="https://www.epa.gov/rcra/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-transforming-us-recycling-and-waste-management" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">https://www.epa.gov/rcra/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-transforming-us-recycling-and-waste-management</a>><br><br><br>  *   White House, Building a Better America, A Guidebook to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Governments, and Other Partners  <<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA_FINAL.pdf" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BUILDING-A-BETTER-AMERICA_FINAL.pdf</a>> (specifically, EPA Solid Waste Management and Recycling Grant information on pages 446-449)<br><br>We look forward to learning your ideas to support the development of this unprecedented federal investment in waste reduction and recycling!<br><br>Sign up for EPA updates and grant announcements on recycling and waste reduction:  <a href="http://www.epa.gov/recyclingstrategy/forms/stay-connected" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">www.epa.gov/recyclingstrategy/forms/stay-connected</a><<a href="http://www.epa.gov/recyclingstrategy/forms/stay-connected" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">http://www.epa.gov/recyclingstrategy/forms/stay-connected</a>><br><br>For up-to-date information about Environmental Justice funding opportunities, events, and webinars, subscribe to EPA's Environmental Justice listserv by sending a blank email to: <a href="mailto:join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov</a>>. Follow us on Twitter: @EPAEnvJustice<<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FEPAEnvJustice&data=04%7C01%7CShogren.Angela%40epa.gov%7C0ef47c448b3b41a6a04e08da0c373cf4%7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7%7C0%7C0%7C637835728636950780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=0UNGEtJJJjb%2BmlE%2FcDz3u%2FA%2Fhz0JdeJ8IbHsYcWJKmA%3D&reserved=0" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FEPAEnvJustice&data=04%7C01%7CShogren.Angela%40epa.gov%7C0ef47c448b3b41a6a04e08da0c373cf4%7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7%7C0%7C0%7C637835728636950780%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=0UNGEtJJJjb%2BmlE%2FcDz3u%2FA%2Fhz0JdeJ8IbHsYcWJKmA%3D&reserved=0</a>><br><br>Para recibir información actualizada sobre oportunidades de financiamiento de Justicia Ambiental, eventos y seminarios web, suscríbase al listserve de Justicia Ambiental de la EPA enviando un mensaje en blanco de correo electrónico a: <a href="mailto:join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov</a><mailto:<a href="mailto:join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">join-epa-ej@lists.epa.gov</a>>. Síganos en Twitter: @EPAEnvJustice<<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FEPAEnvJustice&data=04%7C01%7CGillespie.Taylor%40epa.gov%7C0bff598e27c245ba216908d9c001956d%7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7%7C0%7C0%7C637751935337989356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=8GHtmg4U0LxKWDQuWyUtVOTmBMsIuq2zcoaIXpjL8fI%3D&reserved=0" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="font-size:small">https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FEPAEnvJustice&data=04%7C01%7CGillespie.Taylor%40epa.gov%7C0bff598e27c245ba216908d9c001956d%7C88b378b367484867acf976aacbeca6a7%7C0%7C0%7C637751935337989356%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=8GHtmg4U0LxKWDQuWyUtVOTmBMsIuq2zcoaIXpjL8fI%3D&reserved=0</a>>.<div class="gmail-yj6qo" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail-adL" style="font-size:small"><br><br></div></div></div><div class="gmail-hq gmail-gt" id="gmail-:zy" style="font-size:0.875rem;margin:15px 0px;clear:both;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div></div>