Recycling Market Development Zone Revolving Loan Program

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · State of California

At a glance

Recycling Market Development Zone Revolving Loan Program is an open California state loan opportunity from the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (State of California). Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Applicant types listed as eligible include business, nonprofit and public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Opened: Aug 3, 2020
Close date: Ongoing
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Loan

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Loan
Funding source: State — State Revolving Loan Fund
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Advance(s)
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Estimated award amounts: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: Continuous
Letter of intent: Not required
Geography: All projects must be located in California, preferably in a CalRecycle designated RMDZ, which can be determined by entering the project physical address into the CalRecycle RMDZ Zone Search, Map, and Profiles section of the web site.
Latest change note: Updated funds available and categories.

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Business
Nonprofit
Public Agency

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

Eligible Applicants: 1) Private, for-profit entities 2) Nonprofit organizations (except private schools) 3) Local government entities Cities, counties, and cities and counties Regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies, and joint powers authority

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

Purpose

The Recycling Market Development Zone (RMDZ) program combines recycling with economic development to fuel new businesses, expand existing ones, create jobs, and divert waste from landfills.

Description

The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) administers a Recycling Market Development Zone Loan Program to encourage California-based recycling businesses located within California financing businesses that prevent, reduce, or recycle recovered waste materials through value-added processing or manufacturing. The purpose and importance of the RMDZ Program is set forth in Section 42001 of the California Public Resources Code: “The purpose of this chapter [is] to stimulate the use of postconsumer waste materials and secondary waste materials generated in California as raw materials used as feedstock by private business, industry, and commerce.”

Program page on the agency site ↗

How to apply

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Read the program guidelinesThe agency's solicitation or guidelines set eligibility details, scoring criteria and required documents. Open ↗
Confirm eligibility and fitCheck your organization type and location (see Geography above).
Find out how to submitSee the agency's program page for the application portal or submission address.
Request letters of support and partner commitmentsPartners need time to write and sign letters; ask early.
Finish a full draft of the application and budgetFollow the guidelines' format exactly; state programs often require specific forms and attachments.
Ask the program contact any questions earlyloans@calrecycle.ca.gov Open ↗
Internal review and sign-offLeave time for leadership or board approval and a final proofread.
Submit while funds remainSubmit a few days early and keep your submission confirmation.

Past applications & awards

Historical data · not a prediction

Reported by the agency for this listing

Fiscal year 2025–264 applications · 3 awards
Fiscal year 2024–255 applications · 2 awards
Fiscal year 2023–243 applications · 3 awards
Fiscal year 2022–2310 applications · 6 awards
Fiscal year 2021–228 applications · 4 awards
Fiscal year 2020–218 applications · 5 awards

Counts as published on the California Grants Portal. Award counts can read zero until decisions are announced.

Awards published: 11
Total awarded: $39,069,300
Median award: $1,507,500 calculated
Smallest – largest: $251,800 – $11,000,000

Recipients by type: Business (11)

Areas served: Statewide (11)

Largest awards to organizations

Pre-Con, Inc.$11,000,000 · FY 2022–23
SoCal Organics Recycling$10,000,000 · FY 2022–23
Peninsula Plastics Recycling #4$5,000,000 · FY 2022–23
RePET, Inc.$4,000,000 · FY 2023–24
Pinnpack Capital Holdings #2$3,500,000 · FY 2023–24
Princess Paper #7$1,507,500 · FY 2022–23
U. S. Rubber Recycling #7$1,375,000 · FY 2023–24
Make it Home Bay Area$1,200,000 · FY 2024–25
David Soiland Company #2$700,000 · FY 2022–23
E. Vasquez Distrubutors d.b.a. Oxnard Pallet #2$535,000 · FY 2022–23

Source: California Grants Portal grant award data. Awards to individuals are counted but not named. Past awards show who was funded; they do not predict future decisions.

Program contact (as published)

loans@calrecycle.ca.gov
1-916-341-6199

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Recycling Market Development Zone Revolving Loan Program”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Business, Nonprofit and Public Agency. It adds: “Eligible Applicants: 1) Private, for-profit entities 2) Nonprofit organizations (except private schools) 3) Local government entities Cities, counties, and cities and counties Regional or local sanitation agencies, waste agencies, and joint powers authority” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How do I apply for “Recycling Market Development Zone Revolving Loan Program”?

Applications go directly to Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, not through GrantsJunction. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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