Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program, Cycle 10 – Mobile (FY 2024–25)
Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program, Cycle 10 – Mobile (FY 2024–25) supports recycling centers' mobile start-ups to expand consumers' opportunities to redeem CRV beverage containers.
Funder: California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
Due Dates: November 17, 2026 (Questions) | January 5, 2027 (Application) | February 9, 2027 (Authorization documents and EPPP policy)
Funding Amounts: $500,000–$1,000,000 per award; $20 million available; maximum $500,000 per site
Summary: Supports mobile recycling start-up projects that expand California Refund Value beverage container redemption opportunities.
Key Information: Applicants must be existing recycling centers certified by CalRecycle and operational by November 1, 2026.
Description
CalRecycle’s Cycle 10 Beverage Container Redemption Innovation Grant Program supports start-up costs for mobile recycling programs that increase opportunities for consumers to redeem California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers. This cycle is limited to mobile projects operated by existing certified recycling centers, using vehicles or receptacles hosted by an anchor recycling center.
Supported models include staffed or unstaffed mobile reverse vending machines, bag drop receptacles, and staffed mobile locations where attendants weigh containers and provide immediate refund payments. Reverse vending machines issue cash or redeemable credit worth at least the containers’ refund value. Mobile units must arrive at redemption locations at the beginning of their business day and leave at its conclusion.
