Keep Middlesex Beautiful Awarded $1,000 Green Grant
Keep Middlesex Beautiful is awarded a $1,000 Green Grant to improve Recycling at community gatherings, as part of our 13th Annual Green Grants Program.
Every year, government, non-profit, civic, and service organizations in Virginia are invited to apply for grants ranging from $500 to $1,000 that will help address an environmental concern in their community. Grants must focus on one of the following priorities: Litter Prevention, Recycling, Cigarette Litter Prevention, or Community Beautification.
Keep Middlesex Beautiful (KMB) is a volunteer committee chartered and sponsored by the Middlesex County Board of Supervisor, established to serve, support, and inspire a litter-free and beautiful Middlesex County. Their initiatives for this year are to reset waste management culture within the County by implementing county-wide clean ups and reinstating recycling programs at events in the County. KMB serves a rich diversity of people in small villages, towns, and rural farmlands throughout Middlesex County.
Funds provided by the Green Grant award will be used to purchase recycling receptacles to be used at major events in Middlesex County, including the Urbanna Oyster Festival, Wings and Wheels, Arts in the Middle, and Deltaville’s Groovin’ Concert Series. They will also install visual aids at each recycling bin to identify which items are recyclable, as well as entryway signs at the event venues to help patrons understand the importance of recycling. These efforts will make a significant impact on the overall reduction of recyclable items being sent to county landfills.
Keep Middlesex County Beautiful plans to implement and record the amount of items recycled at each event. A secondary goal will be to, where possible, eliminate single-use plastic items, and where not possible, ensure proper selection of plastics to improve overall recycling rates.