Michigan announces grants for rural electronics recycling

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has announced $250,000 in available funding for rural electronics recycling grants. The deadline for applications is May 12.

The grant opportunity will support ongoing access to proper electronics recycling in the rural areas of the state. These two-year grants can be used for a number of initiatives:

• to support electronics collection events;
• to establish new permanent collection locations;
• to support the collection, handling and proper recycling of consumer electronics from operating collection locations in defined rural areas of the state; and
• to establish hub-and-spoke collection programs from small collection locations.

The funding is made available through the Renew Michigan Fund. EGLE says regional efforts are encouraged.

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Eligible entities include cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, tribal governments, conservation districts, municipal solid waste or resource recovery authorities, nonprofit organizations, health departments, colleges or universities and regional planning agencies. 

The maximum request permitted for operations grants is $10,000, and collection event grant requests can be up to $15,000 per location. Applicants are required to discuss their proposal with EGLE Materials Management Division Electronics Program staff prior to submittal. Funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information, view the request for proposal or visit EGLE’s recycling page.