Waste Reduction and Recycling Education (WRRED) Grants Program

Ecology’s Waste Reduction and Recycling Education (WRRED) grant program provides funding to qualified local governments and nonprofit organizations for local or statewide education programs designed to help the public with litter control, waste reduction, recycling, or composting, or for the implementation of a contamination reduction and outreach plan (CROP).

Funding cycle

  • Amount of funding available: $700,000
  • Grant award limit: $80,000
  • Amount of matching funds required: 25 percent

Applications are not being accepted at this time.

The application period for the 2023-2025 biennium is now closed.

Funding is available for the following entities:

  • Non-profit organizations based in the State of Washington.
  • Local governmental agencies, including cities and counties, in the State of Washington.

Eligible projects educate the public on litter control, waste reduction, recycling, or composting, and can involve the implementation of a Contamination Reduction and Outreach Plan (CROP).

More information about this funding program