The Department of Environmental Protection is accepting applications from businesses and nonprofit groups to help develop composting projects until March 4.

A total of $375,000 is available for projects which increase the volume of organic materials being composted and helps businesses increase the use of organic materials in the production of finished products.

Grants of up to $75,000 for business projects that incorporate recovered organic materials into their products or increase the amount of organic material processed at an existing composting facility.

For more information, visit the Composting Infrastructure Development Grant Program webpage.

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