Recycling Grants For Businesses Available

Alameda County businesses may be eligible for up to $5,000 to kick-start new recycling and waste prevention projects in their workplace through the StopWaste Partnership Business Mini-grants program. The deadline to apply for these mini-grants is March 30, 2012.

Here are some examples of projects a mini-grant might fund:

Purchasing recycling and food scraps bins for the workplace; paying for training, education or incentives to increase employee participation in recycling and waste prevention programs; piloting reusable containers on a delivery route and funding paperless office software.

This StopWaste Partnership Business Mini-grant Program is open to all StopWaste Partnership clients and other Alameda County businesses (private firms, public agencies, and institutions that have at least two (2) cubic yards of weekly garbage collection service).

How does it work?

The proposed project must be in the area of waste prevention, reuse, recycling or market development and have an impact in Alameda County, California. Typical projects are for start-up or one-time expenses to start or expand a workplace waste reduction program. 

The minimum Mini-grant award is $500, and the maximum is $5,000. For organizations that generate less than 10 cubic yards of garbage per week, the maximum Mini-grant award is $3,000, unless otherwise approved. Applicants are encouraged to contribute at least some amount of matching funds to the project.

How to apply

Fill out either the Microsoft Word or PDF application and email it to partnership@stopwaste.org.

For more information please call 510-891-6500 and ask for the StopWaste Business Partnership team. 

Fine Print

• Mini-grant recipients are required to sign a funding agreement/contract and provide proof of insurance. A short summary is due at the conclusion of the project (approximately one year later), and 10% of the grant funds are withheld until the summary is received.  

Schools serving K-12 children are not eligible for funding from this program, but may be eligible for the general Agency Mini-grants