New York DEC accepts grant applications

Applications will be accepted for e-scrap recycling Jan. 1-Feb. 28.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is making $900,000 available in grants to help municipalities across the state pay for the collection and recycling of end-of-life electronics.

DEC will accept applications from Jan. 1, 2019, to Feb. 28, 2019.

DEC's assistance program will reimburse municipalities up to 50 percent of expenses incurred for recycling e-scrap between January and December of 2018. Approximately $3 million has been made available for these grants.

The New York DEC administers funding from the state’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to assist governments with the costs of collecting and properly managing e-scrap.

"Gov. Cuomo recognizes the importance of New York's e-waste recycling laws to help protect our environment. The governor also recognizes the challenges local governments face in addressing e-waste in their communities," says DEC commissioner Basil Seggos. "This critical funding will provide municipalities the support and flexibility necessary to address e-waste and keep it out of our waterways and landfills."

New York's Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act requires electronic equipment manufacturers to offer consumers programs to collect and recycle electronics. More than 520 million pounds of e-scrap has been diverted from landfills for reuse and recycling between 2011 and 2016, DEC says.

For more information, visit DEC’s Household Hazardous Waste Assistance Program website. 
 

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