Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 17.00 - Part I: Recycling Industries Reimbursement Credit Grant Program
Section 17.02 - Purpose
Universal Citation: 310 MA Code of Regs 310.17
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1)310 CMR 17.00 sets forth the Department's authority and responsibilities for the administration of the Recycling Industries Reimbursement Credit (RIRC) Grant Program. The goal of 310 CMR 17.00 is to provide the means for the Department to administer the RIRC grant program in accordance with 815 CMR 2.00 to ensure proper use of public funds.
(2) The Department shall employ 310 CMR 17.00 to administer the RIRC grant program with the intent of awarding grants to Eligible Businesses that commit to achieving the following objectives and public benefits:
(a) to identify and target materials
that face economic and technical barriers to the reclaiming process and/or the
manufacturing process relative to the use of designated unprocessed materials
and/or designated feedstock materials, as more particularly described in
310 CMR 17.00;
(b) to increase the throughput of designated
unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock materials;
(c) to create long-term market-based demand
for designated unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock
materials;
(d) to add value to
designated unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock materials
collected through municipal and business recycling efforts; and
(e) to complement the Department's solid
waste policy goals and objectives.
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