Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program (CA)

Funder: California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery (CalRecycle)

The Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program in California aims to enhance glass recycling efforts by funding regional pilot programs. Eligible applicants, including restaurants and retail establishments, can receive between $500,000 and $2,000,000 annually to implement collection initiatives. With a total funding pool of $4,000,000 available each fiscal year, this program encourages sustainable practices and aims to improve recycling rates statewide.

NOTE: This opportunity has two full-proposal deadlines. The first reflects the application due date. The second is the date that Required Authorization documents and Environmentally Preferable Purchasing and Practices (EPPP) Policy documents must be uploaded (if these are not submitted with the application). If the applicant does not have an EPPP Policy at the time of application, an EPPP Policy must be adopted by the secondary full-proposal due date. Questions and answers due date is represented by the letter of inquiry above.
Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program (CA)
To recycle more glass beverage containers, the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program funds regional pilot programs that supply bins for collecting empty glass beverage containers from:

• Restaurants
• Retail licensed establishments that sell beverages to drink onsite (on-sale), including:On-sale beer and wine licenses
• On-sale general licenses
• On-sale general licenses for seasonal businesses
• Funding

$4,000,000 available for each fiscal year.Up to $2,000,000 maximum available per applicant per fiscal year (FY).$500,000 minimum requested amount per applicant per fiscal year (FY).
Applicants receiving grants from the grant program must expend an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant received to create and operate the pilot program.