Glass Recyclers, Curbside Recycling Companies Eligible for
Cash Rebates
July 29, 2008 - DENVER - Through the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment, recycling
rebate funds now are available to certain types of recycling
enterprises in Colorado. The rebates are made possible by
the Recycling Resources Economic Opportunity Act of 2007,
which was adopted by the state Legislature to help increase
the economic viability of the state’s waste diversion and
recycling businesses. The following two types of
businesses are eligible for the rebates covering the period
Jan.1 through June 30, 2008, and must apply by August 29,
2008:
- Glass recyclers that supply collected glass to
in-state end users will be rebated for their shipping
costs to the end user on a ton-mile basis. The rebates
will be awarded only for uses that legitimately displace
glass from landfills. These uses include, but are not
limited to, remanufacturing applications (bottles,
glassware, building materials), landscaping
applications, use as aggregate and other
committee-approved uses.
Residential trash haulers that voluntarily provide
curbside recycling in the absence of local regulatory
requirements or subsidies for such collection programs
will be eligible.
- The Pollution Prevention Advisory Board’s Assistance
Committee, composed of 13 representatives of the state’s
recycling community and appointed by Jim Martin,
executive director of the Colorado Department of Public
Health and Environment, was charged with establishing a
process to distribute the funds. The group identified
two types of businesses that will be eligible to apply
for rebates this year. Future criteria may change as the
state gains experience in identifying sectors of the
industry that are most in need of financial support.
Additional information and application forms are on
the department’s Web site at
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/el/p2_program/rebates.html
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