The Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) has approved 10 applicants for grant amounts totaling $121,151.
Under the WVDEP’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP), the CED Program requires manufacturers to register their brands with the state. The fees collected from this program allow counties and municipalities to apply for CED grants to conduct electronic collection events and support ongoing collection programs.
The goals of the program are to establish a registration process for manufacturers of covered electronic devices, to determine if manufacturers have adopted or implemented a free take-back/recycling program for their products, and to award recycling grants to counties and municipalities for programs that divert electronic scrap from the waste stream.
Grants were awarded to the following government agencies:
- Jefferson County Solid Waste Authority: $20,000 to fund e-cycling charges and equipment maintenance for an ongoing program;
- Brooke County Solid Waste Authority: $16,866 to fund personnel, advertising and contracted services for a collection event, plus electricity and a security system for the ongoing program;
- Preston County Commission: $16,305 to fund e-cycling services, labor wages, flyers and advertising for a county collection event;
- Kanawha County Commission: $15,000 to fund e-cycling services and community outreach for six collection events;
- Pleasants County Solid Waste Authority: $12,000 to fund e-cycling services and advertising for a collection event;
- Cabell County Solid Waste Authority: $10,000 to fund e-cycling services and educational outreach for two collection events;
- Roane County Solid Waste Authority: $8,600 to fund personnel and operational equipment and supplies for an ongoing collection program;
- Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority: $8,300 to fund e-cycling services and operational supplies for an ongoing program;
- Wayne County Solid Waste Authority: $7,440 to fund personnel, fuel and tires for an electronic collection program; and
- Hancock County Solid Waste Authority: $6,640 to fund labor and materials for collecting and packaging electronics for an ongoing collection program.