Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program
To recycle more glass beverage containers, the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program funds regional pilot programs that supply bins for collecting empty glass beverage containers from:
- Restaurants
- Retail licensed establishments that sell beverages to drink onsite (on-sale), including:
- On-sale beer and wine licenses
- On-sale general licenses
- On-sale general licenses for seasonal businesses
- Licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9, commencing with Section 2300, of the Business and Professions code)
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants Include:
- Certified Recycling Centers (RC)
- Certified Collection/Drop-off (CP) Programs
- Certified Community Service (SP) Programs
- Local government
Eligible Organization Types Include:
- Local governments
- Qualifying tribal entities
- Private, for-profit entities
- Non-profit entities
Eligible Projects Include:
- Establishing a regional pilot program that includes all of the following:
- Purchasing bins for collecting empty glass beverage containers at:
- Restaurants
- On-sale retail licensed establishments
- Collecting and consolidating contents from the bins.
- Transporting the collected empty glass beverage containers to a glass processing facility.
- Purchasing bins for collecting empty glass beverage containers at:
Contact Information
For more information, contact BevContainerGrants@calrecycle.ca.gov.
Eligible Costs:
- Supplies and materials for collecting and consolidating glass beverage containers
- Personnel directly related to the project
- Vehicles/Trucks
- Vehicle mileage for non-grant-funded vehicles
Funding
- $4,000,000 available for each fiscal year.
- Up to $4,000,000 maximum available per applicant per fiscal year (FY).
- $250,000 minimum requested amount per applicant per fiscal year (FY).
- Applicants receiving grants from the grant program must expend an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the grant received to create and operate the pilot program.
Current Grant Cycle
Application Materials for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 are due October 29, 2026
Upcoming Grant Cycles
Awarded Grant Cycles
- FY 2024-25 (Cycle 1): EGR1 Awards
- FY 2025-26 (Cycle 2): No Awards
How to Apply
Watch for the Notice of Funds Available (NOFA) on either of these two web pages:
Online Applications
CalRecycle grant applications are submitted online through the CalRecycle Grants Management System (GMS).