Recycling Grants

The Recycling Partnership works with communities and recycling facilities, including materials recovery facilities, processors, and secondary processors, across the U.S. to improve access, collections, operations, and processing through a variety of grant and technical assistance opportunities.

Grants for Community Recycling Programs 

Residential Curbside Recycling Cart Grants

To advance recycling in communities through the implementation of cart-based curbside recycling 

Who can apply: local governments, solid waste authorities, or federally recognized tribes 

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Drop-Off Recycling Program Grants

To develop and improve facilities and signage at drop off recycling sites 

Who can apply: local governments, solid waste authorities, or federally recognized tribes 

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Multifamily Recycling Program Grants

To advance recycling and increase equity at multifamily properties to develop new and improve existing recycling programs 

Who can apply: local governments, solid waste authorities, federally recognized tribes, or private multifamily properties 

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Michigan Small Community Education Grant Program

To provide recycling education assistance to Michigan small communities

Who can apply: eligible communities, authorities, and organizations in Michigan with less than 10,000 households 

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Steve Thompson Memorial Grant Program for the Resource Recycling Conference

To provide local recycling professionals with the opportunity to attend the Resource Recycling Conference.

Grants for Processors/Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) 

General MRF Assistance Grants

For equipment manufacturers and MRFs to increase throughput and/or capacity 

Who can apply: publicly, privately, and non-profit owned and operated MRFs in the United States 

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Aluminum Can Recycling Grants

To improve eddy-current separators, robotic sorters, and other equipment and process improvements to capture more cans during the sortation process at MRFs. 

Who can apply: publicly, privately, and non-profit owned and operated MRFs in the United States 

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Film & Flexibles Recycling Grants

To facilitate increased capture and upgraded quality of film and flexible plastic at MRFs, secondary sortation facilities, and film and flex reclaimers 

Who can apply: publicly, privately, or non-profit owned and operated MRFs, drop-off recycling centers, secondary sortation facilities, and/or film and flexible reclaimers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico

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PET Recycling Grants

To facilitate increased capture and upgraded quality of PET at MRFs, secondary sortation facilities, and PET reclaimers 

Who can apply: publicly, privately, or non-profit owned and operated MRFs, secondary sortation facilities, or PET reclaimers. Geographic eligibility is limited to the United States for MRFs and secondary sortation facilities, and eligibility is open to the United States, Canada, and Mexico for PET reclaimers. 

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Polypropylene Recycling Grants

To facilitate new or improved MRFs sortation of polypropylene 

Who can apply: publicly, privately, and non-profit owned and operated MRFs in the United States 

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