Mesa will re-energize recycling programs at a popular local spring training stadium as well as in schools, thanks to a new grant the city received this week.
The city was awarded a $61,000 community recycling grant from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality this week. The grant will fund Mesa’s “Recycling for the Masses” program that focuses on recycling projects at Mesa Unified School District schools and which also provides recycling at Hohokam Stadium, where the Chicago Cubs train in the winter.
The city will use the money to buy more barrels and containers, signs and promotional materials to encourage recycling. The grants are funded by Waste Reduction Assistance program at the state. The state department funded a total of $370,386 of grants for city recycling programs throughout Maricopa County, and also including Tempe and Fountain Hills.
