DCEO has expanded and improved the former Recycling and Waste Reduction Grant Program to encourage schools across Illinois to strive to become “waste-free,” where virtually all waste generated at the school is reduced, reused, or recycled.

ILLINOIS ZERO WASTE SCHOOLS GRANT PROGRAM

Thank you for your interest in the IL Zero Waste Schools Grant Program, a funding opportunity for K-12  Illinois schools to implement or expand recycling and waste reduction programs.  The deadline to apply for grant applications for programs to begin in schools in the Fall of 2008 ended February 15, 2008.    Announcements for future Request for Applications for IL Zero Waste School Grant Programs will be posted at this site, or you may request to be notified by email of future solicitations by contacting Brett Ivers at Brett.Ivers@illinois.gov  or 217-524-5859.