WVDEP approves 8 applicants for FY2025 Covered Electronic Device Recycling Grants

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's (WVDEP) Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) has approved eight applicants for grant amounts totaling $43,000 through its Covered Electronic Devices (CED) Recycling Grant Program, the agency announced Monday.

Established in 2008, the CED Program requires that manufacturers register their brands with the State. The fees collected through this program fund CED recycling grants that are used by counties and municipalities to support ongoing collection programs and to conduct electronic collection events.

The goals of the program are to:

A list of the CED brands which have approved take-back programs free to consumers can be found within the WV Materials Recycling Directory on the WVDEP website.

 

Grants recipients include:

To fund local transportation costs in support of the County's ongoing CED collection program. 

To fund e-cycling contractor services in support of the County’s ongoing CED collection program.  

To fund e-cycling contractor services in support of multiple CED collection events for the county.   

To fund e-cycling contractor services in support of a CED collection event for the county. 

To fund e-cycling contractor services in support of a CED collection event for the county. 

To fund e-cycling contractor services in support of a CED collection event for the county. 

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