INDIANA — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has awarded $308,300 to 23 Solid Waste Management Districts and eight local waste and recycling organizations to fund waste tire cleanup and recycling initiatives statewide.
The grant funding is designed to help local communities collect and process discarded tires, mitigating environmental hazards and public health risks associated with improper tire storage. Stockpiled or illegally dumped tires can trap rainwater, creating breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes and rodents, while also presenting significant fire hazards.
“Improperly stored or discarded tires are not only an eyesore, but they can also create environmental and health challenges for our communities,” said IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods. “This funding gives local partners support to remove waste tires and ensure they are recycled responsibly.”
2026 Grant Recipients
A total of 31 organizations and districts received funding across Indiana:
- Allen County Department of Environmental Management
- Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District
- Cass County Solid Waste Management District
- City of Indianapolis
- Clark County Recycling District
- Decatur County Solid Waste Management District
- Fountain County Solid Waste Management District
- Gibson County Solid Waste Management District
- Greene County Solid Waste Management District
- Hancock County Solid Waste Management District
- Henry County Solid Waste Management District
- Howard County Recycling District
- Jay County Solid Waste Management District
- Knox County Solid Waste Management District
- Kosciusko County Solid Waste Management District
- LaPorte County Solid Waste Management District
- Marshall County Solid Waste Management District
- Orange County Solid Waste Management District
- Owen County Soil and Water District
- Randolph County Solid Waste Management District
- Recycling & Waste Reduction District of Porter County
- Rush County Solid Waste Management District
- Shelby County Solid Waste Management District
- Tippecanoe County Solid Waste Management District
- Tipton County Solid Waste Management District
- Town of Hagerstown
- Wabash County Solid Waste Management District
- Warren County Solid Waste Management District
- Waste Reduction District of Monroe County
- Wells County Solid Waste Management District
- Whitley County Solid Waste Management District
For more information about the Waste Tire Grant program or future funding cycles, visit on.in.gov/tiregrant.
