Questions about the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program grant application are accepted in writing only, no later than October 6, 2026. Similar or related questions may be grouped together or reworded for clarity and responded to as one question.
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General | Eligibility | Funding | Application
General
1. What is the purpose of the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers grant?
The fundamental goal of the Program is to assist in funding regional pilot programs that are supplying bins for collection of empty glass beverage containers from restaurants and on-sale retail licensed establishments (on-sale beer and wine licenses, on-sale general licenses, and on-sale general licenses for seasonal businesses), with the goal of increasing the recycling of glass beverage containers.
Eligibility
1. Is the collection of wine bottles from tasting rooms an eligible project for the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program?
The collection of wine bottles from tasting rooms would be an eligible project component. The eligible projects for the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program are to establish a regional pilot program that includes all of the following:
- Purchasing of bins for the collection of empty glass beverage containers from restaurants or on-sales retail licensed establishments licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code).
- Collection and consolidation of contents from the bins.
- Transportation of the empty glass beverage containers that are collected to a glass processing facility.
Funding
No questions at this time.
Application
- I am interested in this opportunity. Please let me know how to start the process and where to find the application.
Information on how to apply for the Increased Recycling of Empty Glass Beverage Containers Grant Program can be found in the Application Guidelines and Instructions. All applications must be submitted via the Grants Management System (GMS).