New York Governor Eliot Spitzer announced that recycling programs in 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.
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.
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. A list of the grant recipients and intended projects follows. All projects are subject to a final eligibility review and final eligible cost approval.
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