Funding for Recycling
NEW School Recycling Learning Grants
School ‘Recycling Learning’ Grants provide funding to educate students and teachers about source reduction and recycling and/or start school recycling programs. Public and private K-12 schools are eligible to receive a maximum of $1,000 to implement a recycling project. For more information about this new grant, read the School Recycling Learning grant guidelines. If you would like to receive a grant application, contact your regional grant representative.
Indiana Recycling Grants
Funds are available for the costs associated with establishing curbside recycling, drop-off recycling, recycling processing, and yard waste collection and management.
Household Hazardous Waste Grants
Funds may be used to support education and outreach programs that inform the public of substitutes for typical household hazardous products, product facilities for the proper handling, collection, storage, recycling or disposal of HHW and Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) waste.
Waste Tire Fund
Funds may be used for IDEM approved civil engineering field projects that utilize waste tire material, research and development efforts that explore the use of waste tire material in high value-added products, projects that involve the beneficial reuse of waste tires in the construction of sports and other recreational fields, and trial and implementation efforts aimed at converting waste tires into fuel alternatives or supplements for energy generation applications.
Recycling Market Development Program
This program provides loans and grants to promote and assist recycling throughout Indiana by focusing on economic development efforts.
Public Education and Promotion (PEP) Grants
PEP grants provide funding only to solid waste management districts (SWMDs) for educating students, teachers, citizens, communities, and businesses about source reduction and recycling programs. Promoting these educational programs to build public awareness is key to achieving outstanding participation rates and success in diverting solid waste from Indiana landfills.
For more information contact the Office of Pollution Prevention and Technical Assistance (OPPTA) at 1-800-988-7901, or contact your regional grant representative.
