Recycling and Waste Diversion Grant

Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) offers the Recycling and Waste Diversion Grant to support projects aimed at reducing solid waste and promoting recycling in Georgia. This grant provides financial assistance for initiatives that enhance recycling infrastructure, improve waste reduction efforts, and encourage innovative recycling processes. Eligible projects include those focused on hard-to-recycle materials and the development of hub and spoke systems. This funding aims to foster sustainable practices and measurable outcomes in waste management.

The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) offers the Recycling and Waste Diversion (RWD) Grant as part of the Solid Waste Trust Fund (SWTF) Grant Program.
The RWD Grant furthers the goals for the SWTF by providing financial support to projects in Georgia to reduce solid waste, recover valuable materials, support manufacturing, and encourage innovation.
RWD Grants will be awarded to projects that meet the criteria described in Rule 391-3-21-.17 of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia (Rules), which are designed to ensure that projects demonstrate financial sustainability and quantitative results.
Types of Projects
Recycling and Waste Diversion Infrastructure – Projects that create, expand, or improve infrastructure at materials recovery facilities (MRF), recycling transfer stations, convenience centers, or through other equipment that will increase the capacity to serve customers
Hub and Spoke Development – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of recycling hub and spoke infrastructure, collection, distribution, and logistics
Hard-to-Recycle Materials – Projects that create, expand, or improve the operation of hard-to-recycle and/or household hazardous waste recycling facilities
Recovery of Additional Materials – Projects that collect and/or process new material streams
Waste Reduction – Projects that create, expand, or improve programs at the local level to reduce waste
Innovation – Projects that demonstrate innovative processes for waste reduction or innovative use of recycled products

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Environment

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