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West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP)
The Recycling section was established in 1989 to ensure compliance with the West Virginia Natural Resources Laws (§22-15A ) The Recycling Section, was transferred from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to the Rehabilitation Environmental action Plan (REAP), of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, in 2005.
Recycling Assistance Grant Program
The Recycling Assistance Grant Program provides assistance to counties, municipalities and others planning and implementing recycling programs, related public education programs and recycling market efforts. West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Cabinet Secretary Randy Huffman awarded the 2011 grants totally more than $1.55 million to 36 recipients in December 2010. The grant program is funded by revenues from the $1 fee assessed on each ton of solid waste disposed at in-state landfills and in compliance with WV Code 22-15A-19(h) (1).
West Virginia Division of Energy
The West Virginia Division of Energy maintains a database on public and private sector retail and end-use recycling markets in West Virginia. The information is revised annually and results are compiled in print and Internet editions of the West Virginia Materials Recycling Directory. The database is also used by the WVDOE and the West Virginia Development Office for economic development activities.
The Directory provides information on commercial/community recycling programs, enduse markets, wood residue users and marketers, motor oil recyclers, computer donation centers and e-cycling. General categories of recycling materials listed in the directory include glass, paper, plastics, steel, aluminum, tires, motor oil, computers and wood residues.
For further information on the Directory please contact:
Bill Willis
Program Coordinator
West Virginia Division of Energy
Bldg. 6, Room 645, State Capitol Complex
Charleston, WV 25305
304.957.2074
800.982.3386 (toll-free)
304.558.1189 (fax)
Web site: West Virginia Division of Energy
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