Waste Reduction and Recycling Targeted Grants Ending

Last Updated Jan. 30, 2007

The passage of Senate Bill 225 in 2005 terminated the Waste Reduction and Recycling (WRandR) Project Grants. The final 35 projects in the program are on their way towards completion.

Legislation creating the WRandR Project Grants (Senate Bill 530) was passed in 1990. The bill set a goal of 40 percent diversion of solid wastes going to Missouri Landfills by 1998. These grants provided financial assistance to Missouri’s residents to create waste reduction and recycling projects to help reach this goal.

Financial assistance has been provided through WRandR Project Grants for 13 years. The first grant call began in Fiscal Year 1993 with the selection of 40 projects. When the remaining WRandR Project Grants are completed, a total of 390 projects will have been financed through this program.

WRandR Project Grants along with the District Grants were instrumental in achieving the State’s waste diversion goal. In fact, by Fiscal Year 2004, the diversion rate reached 47 percent. Missouri’s residents, in large part, deserve credit for the success this program.

The following is a summary of the applications process results:

FY's

Original
Number Of Projects Selected

Proj.
With Drawn Or Relinq.

Remaining Projects Active / Comp.

Original Funding Amounts ($)

Funds ($) With-
Drawn Or Relinq.

Net Funding Bal. ($)

Funds Disbursed ($)

Percent Of Fund Bal. Disbursed

Funds To Be Disbursed ($)

Reported Landfill Div. (Tons)

93 40 8 0/32 2,548,659 918,618 1,630,041 1,630,041 100% 0 7,060
94 43 6 0/37 2,872,225 740,538 2,131,687 2,131,687 100% 0 22,729
95 33 2 0/31 2,785,050 438,378 2,346,672 2,346,672 100% 0 37,355
96 35 3 0/32 2,876,060 489,069 2,386,991 2,386,991 100% 0 28,004
97 21 1 0/20 1,476,489 271,922 1,204,567 1,204,567 100% 0 50,116
98 35 8 0/27 2,934,924 913,609 2,021,315 2,021,315 100% 0 19,929
99 41 3 0/38 2,924,636 391,983 2,532,653 2,532,653 100% 0 56,616
00 38 3 0/35 2,891,899 340,004 2,551,895 2,551,895 100% 0 36,839
01 12 0 0/12 907,442 19,911 887,531 887,531 100% 0 13,879
02 26 0 1/25 1,293,716 44,820 1,248,896 1,228,736 98% 20,160 12,825
03 38 1 0/37 1,652,332 251,600 1,400,732 1,400,732 100% 0 34,812
04 37 5 0/32 1,963,689 331,645 1,632,044 1,632,044 100% 0 74,470
05 32 2 7/23 2,104,819 131,438 1,973,381 1,618,756 82% 354,625 72,063
ALL 431 42 8/381 29,231,940 5,152,097 23,948,405 23,573,620 N/A 374,785 466,697

* Column Headings for above table
Fiscal Year
Original Number of Projects Selected
Projects Withdrawn or Relinquished
Remaining Projects Active/Completed
Original Funding Amounts ($)
Funds ($) Withdrawn or Relindquised
Net Funding Blances ($)
Funds Disbursed ($)
Percent of Fund Balances Disbursed
Funds to be Disbursed ($)
Reported Landfill Diversion (Tons)