District Waste Reduction and
Recycling Grant Program

2006 Applications Comming Soon!

2005 - Application Reference

A major tool the District has to achieve Missouri’s waste reduction goals is its own Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Program. Over the years, the District has awarded more than 400 grants for approximately $19 million.  The annual District Grant Program provides valuable assistance to local governments, private businesses and not-for-profit organizations in the implementation of a wide variety of waste reduction and recycling projects.  Funds may be used for a variety of costs associated with a project, from equipment to operating expenses. The District Grant Program provides an excellent opportunity to expand local recycling efforts throughout the District. Any municipality, county, public institution, not-for-profit organization, private business or individual currently operating in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, Jefferson County or St. Charles County, or who will be operating in these areas, is eligible to apply. The District encourages the submission of cooperative projects or proposals which address regional or multi-jurisdictional waste reduction and recycling needs.

Funds for the District Grant Program come from a surcharge on waste disposed of in Missouri’s landfills.  The Missouri Solid Waste Management Act (SB 530) imposes a $2.04 per ton surcharge on waste disposed of at sanitary and demolition landfills to generate revenue for the Missouri Solid Waste Management Fund. A portion of this fund comes back to the District which then awards grants for waste reduction, education, recycling, composting, market development and household hazardous waste projects.

For additional information about the Waste Reduction and Recycling Grant Program call (314) 645-6753, fax (314) 645-6504 or e-mail at info@swmd.net.

2005 Grant Program Timeline

2005 Grant Application Packet

2005 Grant Application (complete) as a PDF Document

A complete version of the 2005 Grant Application (including forms and appendices) is available for viewing/printing/downloading. It is in PDF format through Acrobat Reader. In order to open a PDF document you may need to access the free program, Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available from the Adobe Web site through this icon.

2005 Grant Application in Microsoft Word (in several parts)

For those interested in accessing the 2005 Grant Application in Microsoft Word, more than one file will need to be downloaded. This is because the original (complete) application exists in several files - which was necessary to accommodate formatting. You may wish to refer to the PDF version for proper order of complete application.

Application Cover & Table of Contents

General Information, Application & Forms

Appendices

Forms Only - Interactive (Microsoft Word )
This file contains the applications forms, which can be easily filled out and printed for submitting with the full grant application.

Please contact us is you have any trouble accessing or downloading any of these documents.