Grants for Community Recycling Programs
Community recycling programs are essential for promoting sustainable waste management at the local level, and grants play a pivotal role in helping these programs thrive. Grants for community recycling initiatives provide financial support for infrastructure, education, and outreach, making it easier for neighborhoods, cities, and schools to implement effective recycling systems. These grants often come from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private companies, each aiming to support projects that reduce waste, encourage recycling, and conserve resources. By securing a grant, communities can fund the essential tools, training, and facilities needed to create a lasting impact on environmental health.
Types of Grants Available for Recycling Programs
Many types of grants are available to support community recycling programs, each tailored to specific needs or areas of focus. Federal and state grants, such as those from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), often provide funding for large-scale initiatives like recycling infrastructure development, educational outreach, and waste reduction campaigns. Nonprofit organizations, including Keep America Beautiful, also offer grants that help local communities set up public recycling bins, organize cleanup events, and conduct recycling workshops. Additionally, private companies such as Coca-Cola and Waste Management frequently sponsor grants aimed at expanding recycling access in underserved areas. These grants can support everything from recycling bins and collection services to educational resources, making it easier for communities to establish and grow their recycling programs.
Residential Curbside Recycling Cart Grants
- To advance recycling in communities through the implementation of cart-based curbside recycling
- Who can apply: local governments, solid waste authorities, or federally recognized tribes
Drop-Off Recycling Program Grants
- To develop and improve facilities and signage at drop off recycling sites
- Who can apply: local governments, solid waste authorities, or federally recognized tribes
Multifamily Recycling Program Grants
- To advance recycling and increase equity at multifamily properties to develop new and improve existing recycling programs
- Who can apply: local governments, solid waste authorities, federally recognized tribes, or private multifamily properties
General MRF Assistance Grants
- For equipment manufacturers and MRFs to increase throughput and/or capacity
- Who can apply: publicly, privately, and non-profit owned and operated MRFs in the United States
Aluminum Can Recycling Grants
- To improve eddy-current separators, robotic sorters, and other equipment and process improvements to capture more cans during the sortation process at MRFs.
- Who can apply: publicly, privately, and non-profit owned and operated MRFs in the United States
Film & Flexibles Recycling Grants
- To facilitate increased capture and upgraded quality of film and flexible plastic at MRFs, secondary sortation facilities, and film and flex reclaimers
- Who can apply: publicly, privately, or non-profit owned and operated MRFs, drop-off recycling centers, secondary sortation facilities, and/or film and flexible reclaimers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico
PET Recycling Grants
- To facilitate increased capture and upgraded quality of PET at MRFs, secondary sortation facilities, and PET reclaimers
- Who can apply: publicly, privately, or non-profit owned and operated MRFs, secondary sortation facilities, or PET reclaimers. Geographic eligibility is limited to the United States for MRFs and secondary sortation facilities, and eligibility is open to the United States, Canada, and Mexico for PET reclaimers.
Polypropylene Recycling Grants
- To facilitate new or improved MRFs sortation of polypropylene
- Who can apply: publicly, privately, and non-profit owned and operated MRFs in the United States
Grant support by Recycling Partnership