District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program

Overview

_NOTE: The Donation and Reuse Award Program won’t be open this coming year (fall 2024-summer 2025), but we are anticipating/hoping that the program will open again in fall of 2025_**
District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program**

The Chesapeake Bay Trust and the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment are excited to announce the District of Columbia Donation and Reuse Award Program. The goal of the District’s Donation and Reuse Award Program is to fund projects that reduce needless waste and increase the diversion of reusable material, including edible food, from landfills and incineration through donation or reuse (Reuse is defined as: the use of a product or material again, either by another entity or after repair).

Reuse DC, the District’s Donation and Reuse Program, represents an investment of resources towards source reduction (source reduction is defined as the practice of reducing the number of materials used through redesigning products, changing manufacturing processes, changing purchasing habits), and reusing materials, to minimize the quantity and/or toxicity of waste produced from a product or process. The District has adopted the Zero Waste International Alliance’s waste hierarchy, which prioritizes waste reduction and reuse above other forms of waste diversion. Beyond waste diversion, DOEE recognizes previously owned household items are still valuable and can service our community and create green economic opportunities in the District through the local circular economy.

Eligibility

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