Illinois Energy Office announces recycling and food composting grants
now available
Application deadline Nov. 19
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[September 18, 2012]
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Office of Energy is
announcing two grant opportunities to assist local governments,
for-profit and not-for-profit businesses and organizations with
their recycling and composting efforts. Entities with traditional
recycling projects involving fiber, plastic, metal and glass may
apply for funding through the Illinois Recycling Grants Program.
Projects involving the composting of food scraps may be eligible for
grant funding through the Food Scrap Composting Program.
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The purpose of the grant programs is to divert more products from
Illinois landfills by increasing the amount of materials recycled
and composted in Illinois, increase the self-sufficiency of the
industries, and expand the availability of facilities to process
these materials. Projects that demonstrate public economic benefits,
such as job creation, will be given priority.
Grant funds for traditional recyclables may be used to purchase
project-related capital equipment such as collection, processing or
handling equipment as well as project-related expansion and
modernization costs. Food scrap grant funds may be used to purchase
collection and processing equipment as well as pay for
project-necessary site improvements.
Grant funds are made available through the Illinois Solid Waste
Management Fund. The maximum award amount in both grant programs is
$50,000. Applicants must provide a minimum cash-only match of 25
percent of total project costs in order to qualify.
Applications can be downloaded via the Illinois Energy Office
website at
http://www.illinoisrecycles.com/.
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Entities interested in submitting an application for the Illinois
Recycling Grants Program are encouraged to schedule an individual
consultation with their regional DCEO representative by contacting
David Ross at 217-782-7887 or
David.Ross@Illinois.gov.
Those interested in submitting a food composting application
should contact David E. Smith at 217-785-2006 or
David.E.Smith@illinois.gov.
[Text from
Illinois Department of
Commerce and Economic Opportunity
file received from the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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