ADEQ Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection Grants

ADEQ Director Steve Owens announced that they are accepting grant applications from political subdivisions & tribal governments that serve communities in Arizona for projects to provide household hazardous waste & electronics collection events to local communities.

Approx. $450,000 is available through the ADEQ Recycling Program for multiple awards.

Household hazardous waste may include certain paints, cleaners, stains & varnishes, car batteries, motor oil & pesticides. Electronic equipment may include computers, cell phones, pagers & other audio or video equipment. Collection projects may be continuous or one-day events.

"As the life cycle of electronic equipment decreases, it's very important to recycle this equipment & its components as much as possible to help ease the burden to the state's landfills," said Director Owens. "These grant programs work hand in hand to help achieve important environmental & safety goals."

The average home can generate as much as 100 pounds of household hazardous waste, which can pose a risk to people & the environment unless it is properly disposed of. Arizona families also have increasing numbers of electronic equipment & devices that are discarded.

The deadline for grant applications is Nov. 15th, at 3 p.m. Applications chosen for award will be announced by Dec. 15th, 2006.

ADEQ is holding a grant workshop to answer questions concerning the grant application process at 10 a.m. on Oct. 19th, at ADEQ, 1110 W. Washington St., Room #250, Phoenix .

More info, including guidelines on how to apply, is available at azdeq-recycle.