The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Bureau of Waste Management has selected the recipients of the Green Schools grants for 2014. These annual grants are awarded to school districts across the state.
Twenty-two Kansas schools were awarded Green Schools grants from the BWM, with awards ranging from $873.75 to $4,500.
Central Christian High School in Hutchinson is on the list. They received a grant for purchasing recycling containers. They had requested and were approved for 2-thousand, 829-dollars.
The Green Schools grants totaled $72,799.02 this year. This marks the seventh round of BWM Green Schools grants, which are funded by a $1 per ton state landfill fee.