REMINDER: Summary Application Deadline Today for Maui Recycling Grants

County Recycling facility at UHMC, photo by Wendy Osher.

By Maui Now Staff

Today is the deadline to submit summary applications for the recycling grants being offered through the County of Maui.

An estimated $237,000 in grant funds are available from the Department of Environmental Management for the 2016 fiscal year.

Projects must be consistent with goals of the department, and focus on landfill diversion. Potential projects may include but are not limited to: recycling education, equipment upgrades, program expansion and the collection or processing of materials.

Completed grant summary applications must be delivered or postmarked by 4 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2015, to the Department of Environmental Management, Solid Waste Division, Recycling Section, 2200 Main Street, Suite 200, Wailuku, Hawaiʻi 96793.

Summaries will be reviewed and applicants will be notified if they have been selected to submit a full DEM Recycling Grant Application; submittal of the grant summary application or the complete grant application does not guarantee funding.

For more information, call the Recycling Section at (808) 270-7880.  For those calling from Lānaʻi, call 1 (800) 272-0125 ext. 7880, and from Molokaʻi, call 1 (800) 272-0117 ext. 7880.