The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery
(CalRecycle) offers funding opportunities authorized by
legislation to assist public and private entities in the
management of waste.
The following grant opportunities are currently open and will be
closing in February:
Farm and Ranch Solid Waste Cleanup and Abatement
Grant Program – The purpose of the grant is to
clean up illegally dumped material on farm and/or ranch
property. Counties, cities, Resource Conservation Districts,
and Federally Recognized Native American tribes as defined
are eligible to apply.
Application Due Date: February 9, 2023
Illegal Disposal Site Abatement Grant Program
– The purpose of the grant is to clean up solid waste sites and
solid waste at co-disposal sites where the responsible party
either cannot be identified or is unwilling or unable to pay
for timely remediation and where cleanup is needed to protect
public health and safety and/or the environment. Eligible
applicants include public entities, including counties, cities,
districts, state agencies, and Joint Powers Authorities.
Application Due Date: February 15, 2023
Legacy Disposal Site Abatement Partial Grant
Program – Assembly Bill 2136 (enacted October 1993)
required CalRecycle to initiate the Solid Waste Disposal and
Co-disposal Site Cleanup Program (program) for cleanup of solid
waste sites and solid waste at co-disposal sites where the
responsible party either cannot be identified or is unwilling
or unable to pay for timely remediation and where cleanup is
needed to protect public health and safety and/or the
environment. Under the program, local governments can finance a
wide range of remediation projects.
Next week, CalRecycle is hosting an informational session on SB
54 (Allen, 2022), the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging
Producer Responsibility Act. SB 54 requires that by 2032, 100% of
packaging be recyclable or compostable, producers use 25% less
plastic packaging, and 65% of all single-use plastic packaging
actually be recycled. The department will be working this year to
begin the implementation process and will seek input as
regulations will need to be put in place.
The webinar will be on January 31, 2023 at 10:00am. To view the
live video, click here.
