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DEEP: bottle redemption grant funding exhausted; sustainable materials management grants and food-recovery investments planned
Summary
DEEP testified that earlier one-time grants to support bottle redemption centers have been exhausted, that program registration remains possible, and that the agency will put out additional sustainable materials management (SMM) grant rounds focused on organics diversion and technical assistance for food recovery.
DEEP staff told the subcommittee that funding authorized to support bottle redemption centers through a one-time grant round has been exhausted and that no new grant funding from the 10-cent expansion is currently allocated to attract additional centers.
Jennifer Perry, bureau chief for materials management and compliance assurance at DEEP, said the agency administered a grant program to help establish new redemption centers and that those grant funds have…
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