Show All E-waste grants
Under the Minnesota Electronics Recycling Act, the Pollution Control Agency may provide financial assistance to help improve opportunities to collect and recycle covered electronic devices outside the 11-county metropolitan area. [Minn. Stat. § 115A.1314, subd. 2(b)].
The funding for these grants is dependent upon the availability of funds that accrue through recycling fees paid by manufacturers who do not meet their program-year recycling obligation.
Open rounds
Past grant rounds
Project summaries for completed grants are being added online.
2011
2011 grant round awards
Three projects totaling $130,000 were awarded grants under the RFP for increasing collection of consumer e-waste in Greater Minnesota. No projects were submitted under the RFP for market development projects.
2011 RFP: E-waste Collection for Areas Outside the 11-County Metro Area
Requests for proposals for projects to increase collection of household e-waste ("covered electronic devices") outside the 11-county metro area.
2011 RFP: Market Development for Plastic and/or Other Components from E-Waste
Closed: Request for proposals for projects to develop markets in Minnesota for components of e-waste, including plastic.
2010
2010 grant round awards
2010 RFP: E-waste Collection for Areas Outside the 11-County Metro Area
