The 2010 Grant Application Packages Are Now Available.

The 2010 grant application packages are now available.  The Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention's competitive grant funding is targeted at Ohio's local governments, colleges and universities, solid waste management districts/authorities, health districts, soil & water conservation districts and private sector businesses for a variety of recycling, litter clean up and scrap tire management projects.

The Division of Recycling & Litter Prevention will be hosting a grant informational meeting to answer questions about the 2010 grant programs on December 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM.  This session will be held at:

 The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Complex
The Assembly Center East Room
Building E, 1st Floor
2045 Morse Road, Columbus, OH  43229

Please download the grant application packages from the following links.  The applications are available in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.  If you plan to attend the informational meeting, please bring your copy of the application with you.

2010 Community Development Grant Application (doc | pdf)

2010 Market Development Grant Application (doc | pdf)

2010 Scrap Tire Grant Application (doc | pdf)

If you have questions regarding these grant programs, please contact the division at (614) 265-6333.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING 
AMERICA RECYCLES DAY - NOVEMBER 15?

According to AmericaRecyclesDay.org last year, the amount of energy saved from recycling aluminum and steel cans, plastic PET and glass containers, newsprint and corrugated packaging was equivalent to: 

• the amount of electricity consumed by 17.8 million Americans in one year
• the amount of gasoline used in almost 11 million passenger automobiles in one year
• 7.9% of electricity generation from fossil fuels in the U.S. in one year