Looking to clean up scrap tires in your area? The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is offering grants.
According to EGLE:
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is pleased to announce the availability of grants that promote and support the cleanup and reuse of scrap tires in Michigan. EGLE is also pleased to announce the availability of grants for the development of markets that reuse scrap tires in Michigan.
Scrap tires pose a fire risk and a human health risk as mosquito breeding grounds. Through grants, scrap tires can be processed and used in paving products for roads, manufactured products, and energy production.
The Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant is available for property owners to clean up old or abandoned scrap tire piles. EGLE will give priority to collection sites where tires were accumulated prior to January 1, 1991, as well as collection sites that pose an imminent threat to public health, safety, welfare, or the environment. Local units of government and non-profit organizations are also eligible for funding for cleanup days and roadside cleanup grants.
To receive an application package for a cleanup grant, visit the Scrap Tire Cleanup Grant Website, and select the appropriate link under “Grants” our contact us at [email protected]
Scrap Tire Market Development Grants are available to fund up to 50 percent of total eligible costs for projects that demonstrate new or increased uses of scrap tires in manufactured products or paving projects. EGLE will prioritize proposals based on the amount of scrap tire material being used in developing the project or product, demonstration of a new use of scrap tire material and demonstration of a viable market for a proposed product.
To receive an application package for a market development grant, visit the Scrap Tire Market Development Website or contact us at [email protected].
EGLE will accept Cleanup Grant Applications with all supporting documentation received on or before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Friday, January 14, 2022.