California Gives $20 Million to Recycling Projects

Twenty projects throughout California will receive a total of $20 million to improve the collection of recyclables, provide cleaner recyclable material, create new jobs and increase the amount of products with recycled content.

The grants are being allocated by the California Department of Conservation, and the money comes from unclaimed California Refund Value (CRV) charges that consumers pay when purchasing aluminum, glass and plastic drink containers.

CRV charges are reclaimed only when the containers are recycled; unclaimed funds start adding up when containers are tossed in the trash.

California already has an extensive recycling infrastructure and a high recycling rate. From January to July this year the recycling rate was 76 percent, up from 71 percent during the same period in 2007.

The grants, some of which the recipients are matching, will help expand and improve recycling even further, and will create about 2,000 jobs.

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Source: GreenBiz.com