The program consists of the Small County Consolidated Waste Grant which is issued annually.
Once the grants are executed, all reimbursement requests for the counties' various grants are reviewed and processed. The requests are examined to ensure that money is being spent in accordance with grant rules and conditions before they are sent to the Comptroller for payment.
What does my organization’s recycling rate have to be in order to be recognized?
For 2014 and 2015, the recycling rate must be at least 50%. For 2016 and 2017, at least 60%. For 2018 and 2019, at least 70%. For 2020 and after, at least 75%. These are the recycling rate targets set by the Florida Legislature in 403.706(2)(a), F.S.
The Recycling Recognition Program was developed to encourage private businesses, institutions, schools, public organizations and citizens to increase recycling in order to reach Florida’s recycling goal of 75% by 2020.
The Florida DEP Business Recycling Tracking Tool (Re-TRAC) is an easy-to-use tool for organizations to track, compare and report their recycling efforts. This website includes free registration, so organizations can track different types of recycling efforts and produce reports.
Requirements
Florida has a MSW (municipal solid waste) recycling goal that includes C&D (construction and demolition) debris. Construction and Demolition Debris (link to 62-701.200(24) accounts for almost 25 percent of Florida's total MSW stream. A wide range of these materials can be recovered and reused or recycled into new products.
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