While trolling the Decatur city’s website a couple days back, I saw this item on the Environmental Sustainability Board’s agenda from last month…

Coca-Cola Curbside Accelleration Recycling Grant: City is a finalist in the program.  City applying for a $200k grant. Funds would be used for an education campaign and also to provide 65 gallon wheeled bins.

I checked with the city’s Resource Conservation Coordinator Lena Stevens and confirmed that this was still underway.  She replied…

The City of Decatur is a finalist in a grant from Coca Cola called the Curbside Acceleration Recycling Program. We applied for $200,000 to provide rolling recycling carts for those who want them, and also for an educational campaign around recycling. The winners haven’t been announced yet, so we’re waiting with fingers crossed. We had a phone call with Coke representatives 2 weeks ago, and they expected an announcement in 4-6 weeks.

Currently, the only option for Decatur residents – in addition to the free, 18 gallon bins – are 95 gallon wheeled bins that cost $68 a pop.