Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District receives $3.4 million EPA grant

By Becky Ginos

LAYTON—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District in Layton as one of two local governments from Region 8 to receive the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grants totaling more than $8.3 million. Wasatch Integrated Waste Management District will receive more than $3.4 million to help improve post-consumer materials management and infrastructure. According to the EPA, this initiative supports economic development in communities across the nation.

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