Enter to win $500 for your school with the 2027 Recycling Grant
Two $500.00 Grants are awarded to local schools that bring awareness to Reduce, Reuse or Recycle each school year. The deadline to apply for the 2026 grant is April 9, 2026.
All applications for the grants will be reviewed by the RCRSWMA Board at the April 14, meeting and the winning projects will be announced shortly afterwards.
Download the 2027 Grant application here: Grant Application
For the official 2027 Grant Announcement: School-Grant-Flyer
Need help with grant ideas and filling out the grant application? Call (419-774-5861) to schedule a visit to your classroom to discuss how to write and prepare for the grant and/or for reviewing possible projects that can benefit the school, the community, or a particular group of individuals.
Enter the Poster Calendar Contest 2027
Every year Richland County Solid Waste hosts a K-12 student calendar contest. Poster deadline is 4:00PM, April 9, 2027. Qualifying posters must incorporate into the design; reduce, reuse, and/or recycle. Winning contestants will receive a gift packet promoting Richland County, which may include gift cards to The Infield, Kelly’s Dairy Bar and Miniature Golf, Altitude Trampoline Park, Cinemark Movie Theater, Buckeye Imagination Museum, Richland Carrousel Park, Golden Corral and more!
For contest guidelines and flyer, click here.
All winners will receive some gift cards from Snow Trails, Kelly’s Mini Golf, Altitude Trampoline Park, Cinemark 14, DQ, Lex Lanes, Logan’s Roadhouse, Ohio Bird Sanctuary, YMCA, Texas Roadhouse, and Buckeye Museum as well as other opportunities to engage in Richland County’s parks and recreation.
Congratulations to all!