Funding and Financing Recycling Infrastructure
As California residents and businesses are recycling more, due to a combination of customer education, environmental awareness, local and state mandates and pricing incentives, local governments face challenges in identifying ways to finance and fund recycling projects and programs. The resources and case stories included here outline some of the innovative ways that local governments are financing recycling infrastructure and funding recycling programs across the state.
This document offers an explanation of the connections between recycling, climate and economic development. Increasing recycling can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and creating the facilities for that recycling and use of recycling materials will promote economic development.
Connecting the Dots: Recycling, Climate and Economic DevelopmentThis document offers an overview of the current methods that local agencies use to fund their recycling programs and how the public and private sectors are financing recycling facilities.
Financing Recycling Programs and Facilities: Understanding Options and ResourcesAdditional resources on funding and siting recycling infrastructure facilities and programs.
Funding Resources:
- California Statewide Communities Development Authority
- CalRecycle Grants and Loans
- Recycling Market Development Zone Loans (Zones only)
- CalRecycle’s Listing of Financial Resources and Economic Incentives
- California Resource Recovery Association
- Cool California
- CalRecycle Business Assistance
- CalRecycle-Sponsored Local Funding Workshops:
Permitting Resources:
- Permit Tier Placement Chart
- Permitting Compostable Material Handling Operations and Facilities
- Local Enforcement Agency (LEA) regulations and permitting requirements
- CalRecycle Regulated Businesses
- CalGold
- CalRecycle Guidance for Anaerobic Digestion Facilities
- US EPA Anaerobic Digester Toolkit
- CA Business Portal
- GO-Biz Permit Assistance Page
- CEQAnet
- ICLEI’s Recycling and Composting Emissions Protocol
- ICLEI’s Community GHG Protocol