Hazardous Waste Reduction Grants

The major activities undertaken by the Waste Reduction Unit include managing the Department s Hazardous Waste Reduction Grants Program and contracting for waste audit studies to assist California s smaller businesses in reducing their hazardous wastes. Each of these two activities is discussed below. 

Grants are provided to successful proposers in matching shares, with the match proportions varying by step. Higher matches are available for grants to small businesses and governmental agencies. 

The waste audit program is Intended to provide assistance to California s small quantity generators of hazardous waste. This is accomplished by issuing contracts to evaluate waate reduction opportunities in industries typically comprised of small to medium businesses. Waste-generating operations are studied to identify potentials for reducing waste, recycling or recovering resources, or alternative treatment measures. The economic feasibilities of the various alternatives are analyzed, and the study results are compiled in a final waste audit report. 

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PACE. January 1986. Final Report Reduction of Hazardous Waste From Electroplating Pretreatment Facilities. Hazardous Waste Reduction Grant Program. PACE Laboratories, Inc. Minneapolis, MN. and on Behalf of Truth, Inc., Owatonna, MN. Prepared for Minnesota Waste Management Board. 

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