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Three businesses, a county solid waste department and a nonprofit agency will get grants totaling $500,000 to conduct pilot projects in waste reduction, reuse and recycling, Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank has announced.
“The projects receiving these grants demonstrate new and innovative ideas for waste reduction, reuse or recycling and demonstrate ways to reduce the amount of solid waste that must be treated or ends up in Wisconsin’s landfills,” Frank said.
The grant program, administered by the Department of Natural Resources, provides a maximum of $500,000 each year in cost-sharing grants for innovative waste reduction, reuse and recycling efforts in Wisconsin. The grants cover up to 50 percent of total eligible costs. Recipients have included Wisconsin counties, municipalities, schools, public entities, non-profit organizations and businesses. Since the inception of the program in 1991, the DNR has supplied more than $13 million to help fund 192 projects.
Projects selected to receive funding for 2008 include:
- Doshi & Associates, Inc., Appleton – This business plans to use its $63,775 grant demonstrate and test the applicability of an innovative method of measuring the concentration of self-adhesive note paper, or “stickies,” to better evaluate the impact of synthetic adhesives and coating chemicals in the paper recycling process.
- Bayland, LLC, DePere – This project will apply the grant of $110,525 to demonstrate the viability of recovering large amounts of marketable cellulose fiber from paper mill solid waste and redirecting the resulting fiber to cellulose insulation manufacturers for use as feedstock.
- Lucid Glass Industries, Milwaukee – The grant of $113,050 helps fund this proposal that involves the testing of a time and energy efficient continuous manufacturing process for glass tile containing 75 percent or more post consumer recycled glass.
- Oneida County Solid Waste Department, Rhinelander – The county’s “Second Story” project will use its $102,600 grant to establish a broad reuse program with reclaimed demolition materials, appliances, and other discarded materials to improve waste diversion in the greater Oneida County area.
- Barron County Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Rice Lake – The $110,050 grant will be used to help establish a Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Project activities are designed to meet the need for an outlet for the collection and resale of usable Construction and Demolition (C & D) materials.
Although Demonstration grants for calendar year 2008 have been awarded, now is the time to consider projects for the 2009 grant cycle. Applications are due August 1, 2008. More information on the Demonstration Grant Program, including examples of past projects, is available on the DNR Web site.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Chancellor, (608) 264-9207
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