Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention Helps Create Jobs in Recycling Industry with Market Development Grants
Strengthening Ohio's recycling industry, creating jobs and increasing local markets for recycled materials are benefits of the Market Development Grant program. This year, private-public partnerships in nine Ohio communities will receive ODNR Market Development Grants to help create the infrastructure necessary for successful markets of recyclable material and related products. Grants will be used for a variety of purposes, such as purchasing equipment, product manufacturing, material processing and recovery or facility expansion. A number of the funded projects will translate into the creation of new jobs.
"These projects represent a great boost for our environment and a highly efficient use of public dollars," said former ODNR Director Sean Logan. "They create jobs, attract and support new business and technology, redirect valuable materials out of the waste stream." Ohio counties, solid waste management districts/authorities, municipalities and other local governments and businesses are eligible for these grants. A match of at least 100 percent of the grant amount is required.
Funding for the ODNR Market Development Grant program comes from tipping fees, which are levied upon waste received at waste processing facilities. In this case, the facilities are construction and demolition debris landfills.
For additional information about the grant program, contact ODNR Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention at 614-265-6333.