NERC offers business assistance guide for Northeast recyclers

The Northeast Recycling Council (NERC), Brattleboro, Vermont, has announced it offers a free resource to assist recycling business entrepreneurs with obtaining assistance and funding from government entities in the Northeast region of the U.S. “Recycling Business Assistance Guide for the Northeast States” provides state-by-state information and contacts, including:

• primary resources;
• grant and loan funding programs;
• statewide loan programs;
• regional loan programs;
• taxes and business incentives;
• technical assistance for recycling businesses;
• general business assistance;
• disaster debris management; and
• waste reduction and reuse resources.

“Recycling business development means fostering the vitality of businesses that process, manufacture and sell recycled-content products, including organics management and composting,” according to the NERC. 

In addition to this free guide, NERC says it offers processors, manufacturers, end users and governments services to help grow recycling businesses and stimulate the demand for recyclable and recycled-content products, as well as compost. These consulting services include:

• identifying dependable supplies of quality recovered materials;
• working with suppliers to ensure that material specifications are achieved;
• assisting with business plan development;
• helping to identify investment, technical assistance and growth opportunities for new technologies or businesses;
• stakeholder facilitation—bringing together market players, through forums, linking of suppliers and end users;
• researching and managing recycling market databases and material exchanges; and
• supporting green procurement through policies, specifications, training and program analysis.

For more information, email NERC Assistant Director Mary Ann Remolador at maryann@nerc.org. 

To read “Recycling Business Assistance Guide for the Northeast States,” visit https://nerc.org/documents/Recycling_Business_Assistance_Guide_for_Northeast_States.pdf.