{"id":226,"date":"2022-07-28T13:58:30","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T17:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T19:49:53","slug":"municipal-recycling-tonnage-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/municipal-recycling-tonnage-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Recycling Tonnage Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]PURPOSE OF FUNDING\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTo support a Municipal recycling program.<\/p>\n

APPLICATION\u00a0<\/strong>
\ntonnagegrant@deptest.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

APPLICATION DEADLINE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nThe annual reporting of recycling tonnage is, by statute, July 1st annually.\u00a0 However, to be considered for grant funding, N.J.A.C. 7:26A-15.5 requires applications be submitted by April 30th.<\/p>\n

NOTIFICATION DATE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSecond quarter of the fiscal year following application submission.<\/p>\n

TOTAL TO BE DISTRIBUTED\u00a0<\/strong>
\nApproximately $14,333,000.00 annually<\/p>\n

SOURCE OF FUNDING\u00a0<\/strong>
\nA $3.00 per ton tax on solid waste accepted for disposal or transfer at New Jersey Solid Waste facilities. The MTG receives 60% of the annual balance of the State Recycling Tax Fund.<\/p>\n

STATUTORY CITATION\u00a0<\/strong>
\nN.J.S.A. 13:1E-96.b.(1).<\/p>\n

WHO IS ELIGIBLE\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNew Jersey municipalities and counties (if they provide, at their own expense, for the collection, processing and marketing of recyclable materials on a regional basis).<\/p>\n

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR CONSIDERATION\u00a0<\/strong>
\nSubmission of an annual recycling tonnage report by a Certified Recycling Coordinator (CRC) and other requirements. Consult the applicable MTG Guide.<\/p>\n

GRANT LIMITATIONS\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLimitations are dependent upon annual appropriation and the amount of materials recycled in the municipality, or county, the previous calendar year.<\/p>\n

APPLICATION PROCEDURES\u00a0<\/strong>
\nApplication procedures are explained in the annual MTG Guide and Instructions at\u00a0www.nj.gov\/dep\/dshw\/resource\/Tonnage\/index.htm<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFor training information, contact Erin Jensen at tonnagegrant@deptest.nj.gov<\/a><\/p>\n

FOR INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST APPLICATION<\/strong>
\nErin Jensen
\nDivision of Sustainable Waste Management
\nBureau of Planning & Licensing
\nPO Box 420
\nTrenton, NJ 08625-0420
\n(609) 984-4250
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[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]PURPOSE OF FUNDING\u00a0 To support a Municipal recycling program. APPLICATION\u00a0 tonnagegrant@deptest.nj.gov APPLICATION DEADLINE\u00a0 The annual reporting of recycling tonnage is, by statute, July 1st annually.\u00a0 However, to be considered for grant funding, N.J.A.C. 7:26A-15.5 requires applications be submitted by April 30th. NOTIFICATION DATE\u00a0 Second quarter of the fiscal year following application submission. TOTAL […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-226","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3146,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/226\/revisions\/3146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/grantandloanprograms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}