Recycling Infrastructure Enhancement Grant (RIEG)
Composting Infrastructure Enhancement Grant (CIEG)

All existing recycling processors and compost facilities located within the District will be eligible for the RIEGs and CIEGs, respectively.  Grant funding will be targeted to facilities meeting the following selected set of criteria:

1. operational need;
2. identified recycling capacity gaps;
3. ability to target new tonnage; and
4. ability to target new materials.

The intent of these grants will be to build upon the existing recycling and composting infrastructure within the District and ensure that as the District’s programs expand that processing capacity is sufficient.  One key requirement of being eligible to receive a grant will be participation in the District’s annual recycling survey for its Annual District Report (i.e. if a facility wants to obtain grant funding from the District it must be able to demonstrate and/or contractually obligate itself to compliance with the District’s recycling reporting requirements). 

Any facility that accepts a grant will be required to provide waste reduction reporting to the District as long as the facility remains operational.  The ultimate goal is to have all facilities in the District comply with the District's reporting requirements.  Both the RIEG's and CIEG's will be prioritized based on the grant funding criteria (see above) and the results of the comprehensive infrastructure study  discussed earlier in this section.