Jan 17, 2008

$170,000 in grants to recycle household unwanted electronics and expired medicines

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Great Lakes National Program Office is requesting applications for an estimated $175,000 in funding for 8-10 cooperative agreement grants which would mobilize citizens and communities to collect and recycle household unwanted electronics and/or dispose of unwanted and expired medicines from within the Great Lakes basin.  Both prescription and over the counter medicines can be collected.  Selection criteria include the potential for a successful collection event taking place during the week of April 22, 2008.
 
The Request for Applications is available today through a link from:
http://epa.gov/greatlakes/fund/2008-1rfa01/2008-1rfa01.html
 

Source Laura B. www.wmrc.uiuc.edu