Grants and Loans

The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) offers funding opportunities authorized by legislation to assist public and private entities in the safe and effective management of the waste stream.

For a brief overview of CalRecycle's grant programs, consult our two-page grants brochure. Use the list below to access more detailed information about the individual grant and loan programs currently offered by CalRecycle. You may also use the grants database to develop reports on grants by county or cycle, or grant cycles by fiscal year.

Grants

Beverage Container Recycling Grants
Funding programs to assist organizations with establishing convenient beverage container recycling and litter abatement projects, and to encourage market development and expansion activities for beverage container materials.

Farm and Ranch Cleanup Grants
Provides funding to cities, counties, Resource Conservation Districts, and Native American tribes for the cleanup of illegal solid waste sites on farm or ranch property.

Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Grants
Provides local government funding for programs to expand or initially implement HHW programs such as collection programs, educational programs, load checking programs, and programs emphasizing waste reduction, source reduction, reuse or recycling of HHW.

Local Enforcement Agency Grants
Provides grant funds, based on population and solid waste facilities, to local enforcement agencies (LEA) to assist in their solid waste facilities permit and inspection program.

Reuse Assistance Grants
This competitive grant program provides incentives for local public agencies to promote and apply the concept of reuse to their business communities.

Solid Waste Disposal and Site Cleanup Grants
This program allows CalRecycle to expend funds directly for cleanup or emergency actions, provide loans to responsible parties who demonstrate the ability to repay state funds, or provide matching grants to local governments to assist in remediation of environmental problems at landfills.

Sustainable Building Grants
Provides local government funding for that projects that advance the use of green building design and construction practices in California.

Tire Recycling, Cleanup, and Enforcement Grants
Several different grants programs are available to local governments for the purpose of diverting tires from landfill disposal by promoting markets of recycled-content products, as well as for enforcement and cleanup.

Used Oil Recycling Grants
Several different grant programs are available for assisting local governments, nonprofit entities, and other parties for activities that encourage appropriate disposal and recycling of used oil.

Loans

Landfill Closure Loans
Provides zero interest loans to operators of unlined, older-technology landfills who are interested in early closure of their facilities.

Tire Equipment Loan Program
Provides loans to California tire manufacturers and processors for the purchase of equipment that will be used to produce tire-derived material and products.

Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) Loans
Provides direct loans to businesses that use postconsumer or secondary waste materials to manufacture new products, or that undertake projects to reduce the waste resulting from the manufacture of a product.