From The Tribune staff reports
IRONDALE — The City of Irondale has been awarded a $311,777.00 grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management for its recycling program.
Mayor James D. Stewart, Jr., City Clerk Leigh Allison, Public Works Director Frank Pennington, and Assistant Public Works Director Albert Menifield traveled to Montgomery to accept the award. It is the largest grant ever awarded by ADEM to a Class 2 municipality, according to a press release from the agency.
The grant will fund a new recycling pick-up vehicle as well as approximately 2,000 full-sized, 65-gallon recycling containers with lids. The new bins and truck will help to make the recycling program more efficient and reduce contamination. The city held a sign-up for its recycling program earlier this year with more than 1,500 households registering to participate.
Irondale also published and distributed information on proper recycling techniques through social media and inside water bills.
“We are excited to continue doing our part for the environment in the City of Irondale by making our recycling program more effective and efficient,” said Irondale Mayor James D. Stewart, Jr. “Irondale is a green city, with its trail systems, greenspaces, access points to the Cahaba River, and more — that is something we want to expand and protect for future generations to enjoy.”
