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Technical Assistance

• Assistance in developing education and outreach programs including materials design;
• Assistance with waste assessment training;
• Assistance with full-cost accounting, Pay-As-You-Throw, and program efficiencies;
• Assistance in program start-up and and program design;
• Assistance in breaking new ground such as working with new business sectors (restaurants, hotels, etc.);
• Assistance with peer-matching; and
• Assistance with contract management.

Financial Assistance
The Local Government Team provides financial assistance annually through the Solid Waste Reduction Assistance Grants. These grants are only available to not-for-profit organizations and local governments in North Carolina. Since 1991, more than 200 grants have been awarded, totaling more than $2.5 million in financial assistance. The SWRAG request for proposals is generally distributed between December and February each year.

Resources
In addition to providing technical and financial assistance, the local government team can provide a myriad of resources to help improve local programs. These resources include:

• Past annual reports;
• Quick waste assessments;
• Recycle Guys graphics and tools;
• RE3.org;
• Fact sheets on topics ranging from cost accounting to hotel waste reduction; and 
• Local program contacts listing.

Training
The local government team also conducts periodic training programs and workshops. Past sessions include:

• New coordinators training;
• Conducting a waste assessment;
• Social Marketing for local recycling programs;
• Recycling education;
• Full-cost accounting;
• Pay-As-You-Throw; and
• Regionalization

If you have specific training needs or ideas for future workshops, please let us know!

Contacts
Jim Hickman, Local Government Assistance Team Leader
For information on PAYT, full-cost accounting, contract management, program data and for general local government program assistance, contact Jim at (919) 715-6528. 

Tom Rhodes, Environmental Specialist
For information on hotel and motel; commercial, industrial and institutional waste reduction, and for general local government program assistance, contact Tom at (919) 715-6516. 

Kelley Dennings , Environmental Specialist
For information on waste reduction outreach and education (including the Recycle Guys and RE3), and for general local government program assistance, contact Kelley at (919) 715-6507.

Rachel Eckert, Environmental Specialist
For information on environmentally preferable purchasing, recycled content products, local procurement policies and college, university, state agency and local government recycling programs, contact Rachel at (919) 715-6505.