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SACRAMENTO – As part
of an ongoing statewide effort to
maximize beverage container recycling
opportunities, the state Department of
Conservation has awarded $10 million in
grants aimed at “closing the recycling
loop” through better recovery and re-use
of beverage containers in new products
and packaging.
In all, 12 projects
are slated to receive funding to
increase the recycling rate of
California Refund Value (CRV) beverage
containers through (1) new and expanded
end-uses for aluminum, glass and plastic
beverage containers and (2) improved
supplies and quality of recycled
feedstock for use in manufacturing. The
grant program also aims to stimulate job
creation in the state.
“This new grant
program will create many new
opportunities for California’s beverage
container recycling industry,” said
Darryl Young, Director of the California
Department of Conservation. “These
grants give us another tool to boost
recycling rates for beverage containers.
We can do more to complete the recycling
loop in California, and these projects
address the barriers to increased
recycling and related jobs.”
The grant funding
supports a variety of projects including
the development of a new reclamation
facility to process an additional 60
million pounds of PET (clear plastic)
annually that can be used for in
manufacturing new plastic bottles. Other
projects include recycled glass
processing systems, improved glass
sorting technologies and expanded
curbside recycling programs.
“Each of the approved
projects were subjected to very strict
guidelines to ensure they fit with our
main goal of increasing beverage
container recycling in California – both
in the long and short term,” said Young.
“From Humboldt County to San Diego, we
are excited to be able to fund projects
that will help improve our ability to
‘close the loop’ on beverage container
recycling throughout the state.”
Please see the
following list for a brief description
of each project and the funding awarded
to each.
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Allan Co., Baldwin
Park: Project will include the
installation of two optical sorting
systems to color-sort broken glass
processed in a materials recovery
facility. Grant award amount:
$211,500. Contact: Steve Young: (626)
962-4047
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Arcata Community
Recycling, Humboldt County: Install
new processing line at a materials
recovery facility to handle 30 tons
per day of commingled beverage
containers. Will allow rural
communities to consolidate & expand
curbside services and recycling
opportunities. Grant award amount:
$981,340. Contact: Mark Loughmiller
(707) 822-4542 Ext. 210.
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CA Waste Solutions,
Inc., San Jose: Increase volume &
quality of single-stream
curbside-collected glass. Will install
state-of-the-art Titus Fines Recovery
System at a materials recovery
facility to separate broken glass
"fines" from other materials. Will
recover additional glass now lost in
processing & increase scrap value.
Grant award amount: $231,854. Contact:
Brian Jones (408) 292-0830
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·Center for
Environmental Economic Development,
Humboldt County: Expand markets for
low-value broken glass by helping
brick & tile manufacturers & others
use recycled feedstock. Will develop a
multi-pronged Recycled Glass Feedstock
Conversion Project, including market
research, technical assistance &
outreach to manufacturers, product
distribution support, and an awards
program. Grant award amount: $191,895
Contact Daniel Ihara (707) 322-8347.
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Cold Canyon
Processing Facilities, San Luis
Obispo: Install a General Kinematics
De-stoner to recover broken glass from
materials recovery facility residue
(currently landfilled). Grant award
amount: $69,500. Contact Tom Martin
(805) 543-2910.
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eCullet, Inc.,
Menlo Park: Develop a large-scale,
commercially viable recycled glass
processing system to remove
contaminants and optically sort flint,
amber and green fractions from heavily
contaminated mixed-color broken glass.
Production unit will be capable of
processing residue from a large
materials recovery facility (MRF) and
producing furnace-ready cullet. Unit
will process MRF residue on site or at
another facility at 24 tons per hour
or faster. Grant award amount:
$640,000. Contact Farook Afsari (650)
233-6650.
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IMS Recycling, San
Diego: Install 3 state-of-the-art
optical sorting systems at a materials
recovery facility to increase recovery
of California Refund Value containers
(all materials) from paper stream and
from container stream. Grant award
amount: $293,791. Contact: Mike Howard
(619) 231-2521.
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Plastic Recycling
Corporation of California, Sonoma:
Build a comprehensive reclaiming
system for clear plastic using
European technology. Plant will be
patterned after existing
state-of-the-art plant in France.
Total capital cost of plant including
equipment, building improvements &
engineering will be $20+ million.
Grant award amount: $4,908,707.
Contact: Patty Moore (707) 935-1997.
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SF Recycling &
Disposal, San Francisco: Increase
volume & quality of single-stream
curbside-collected glass. Will install
state-of-the-art Titus Fines Recovery
System at a materials recovery
facility to separate broken glass
"fines" from other materials. Will
recover additional glass now lost in
processing & increase scrap value.
Grant award amount: $265,508. Contact:
Maurice Quillen (415) 330-1400.
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Strategic
Materials, Inc., San Leandro: Expand
color-sorting capabilities by the
Beneficiating Processor (final
Processor that produces furnace-ready
feedstock), to upgrade broken
mixed-color glass to manufacturing
specifications for containers &
fiberglass. Grant award amount:
$1,275,000. Contact: Tex Corley (281)
966-5700.
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Sun Valley Paper
Stock, Inc., Sun Valley: Install "air
knife" system to increase recovery of
glass from a materials recovery
facility, especially glass "fines"
less than 1/4 inch in size. Grant
award amount: $45,205. Contact:
Leonard Lang (818) 767-1323.
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Talco Plastics
Inc., Long Beach: Expand high density
polyethylene plastic (HDPE) recycling
by installing equipment to increase
reclaiming capacity by 33%; reduce
processing costs to better compete
with virgin HDPE. Will increase
production by 3 million pounds in
first year. Will provide feedstock for
vertically integrated manufacturing of
home & garden products as well as
outside customers. Grant award amount:
$885,700. Contact: Stan Kezar (562)
630) 1224.
For additional
information on the new grant program, or
to request an application,
click here.
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