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From the January 2008 issue
Recycling Grants for Municipalities and Solid Waste Management Facilities Statewide
The funding will be used to buy trucks and sorting equipment, improve facilities and promote recycling
Governor Eliot Spitzer has announced that recycling programs throughout the state will receive $26 million in recycling grants made available through the state Environmental Protection Fund. The funding will be divided among 92 municipalities and solid waste management authorities to buy trucks and sorting equipment, improve facilities and promote recycling.
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis said, "These grants will help communities across the state enhance their waste reduction operations and increase public awareness of the numerous benefits of recycling. By educating the public about the many ways they can reduce, reuse and recycle all year long, we can have a lasting impact on improving our environment."
Eligible Programs and Projects
The recycling grants provide funding for municipal waste reduction, recycling and composting programs to assist with costs such as the
construction of recycling and composting facilities; the purchase of recycling and composting equipment; waste reduction programs to reduce and prevent waste generation; reuse projects such as materials exchanges, and public outreach campaigns to promote and expand recycling efforts.
Waste Reduction and Recycling
DEC's Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling grant program provides up to 50 percent reimbursement to local governments for eligible project costs, limited to a maximum state share of $2 million per project. All projects are subject to a final eligibility review and final eligible cost approval.
