Purpose

(1) 310 CMR 17.00 sets forththe Department’s authority and responsibilities for the administration of the Recycling Industries Reimbursement Credit (RIRC) Grant Program. The goal of 310 CMR 17.00 is to provide the means for the Department to administer the RIRC grant program in accordance with 815 CMR 2.00 to ensure proper use of public funds. (2) The Department shall employ 310 CMR 17.00 to administer the RIRC grant program with the intent of awarding grants to Eligible Businesses that commit to achieving the following objectives and public benefits: (a) to identify and target materials that face economic and technical barriers to the reclaiming process and/or the manufacturing process relative to the use of designated unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock materials, as more particularly described in 310 CMR 17.00; (b) to increase the throughput ofdesignated unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock materials; (c) to create long-term market-based demand for designated unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock materials; (d) to add value to designated unprocessed materials and/or designated feedstock materials collected through municipal and business recycling efforts; and (e) to complement the Department’s solid waste policy goals and objectives.