Illinois Recycling Grants Available

The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is currently accepting applications for Illinois Recycling Matching Grants. This funding opportunity is open to eligible local businesses and not-for-profit organizations.

Illinois Recycling Grants Program (IRGP)

This program provides matching grants to assist local governments and businesses fund traditional recycling (fiber, plastic, metal and glass) projects. A priority goal of the program is to reduce the amount of recyclable commodities being disposed of in Illinois landfills. Applications are due on March 16, 2011. Applications and program details are available at www.illinoisrecycles.com.

Food Scrap Composting Revitalization & Advancement Program (F-SCRAP)

This program will fund projects to advance Illinois' food scrap composting infrastructure. Food scraps from households, grocery stores, farmer's markets, restaurants, college facilities, and food packaging operations account for 12 percent of all municipal solid waste landfilled in Illinois. Applications are due April 15, 2011.

To learn more about these programs and/or to be added to notification lists, please visit www.illinoisrecycles.com. You can contact David Ross regarding the IRGP or David Smith regarding the F-SCRAP grant programs at DCEO at this link with any questions you might have.

Grant funds may be used to purchase project-related capital equipment such as collection processing or handling equipment and project-related expansion and modernization costs.

For further information please contact David Ross of DCEO at 217-782-7887 or david.ross@illinois.gov.