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REMINDER: Vinyl Institute Accepting Applications for VIABILITY Recycling Grant Funding
Washington, DC, August 26, 2024 – The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, is accepting applications for its fifth round of VIABILITY funding through September 6, 2024. The VIABILITY recycling grant program has committed over $2 million to date – all thanks to generous contributions from four PVC resin producers (Formosa, Oxy, Shintech, and Westlake). The most recent round of VIABILITY recycling grant recipients included the Chemical Fabrics and Films Association (CFFA), Every Shelter, and the University of Michigan.
VIABILITY grants support the purchase of equipment, advanced recycling, research and development, educational programs, and program management for long-lasting and sustainable recycling of PVC products. The vinyl industry’s goal is to accelerate post-consumer vinyl recycling to 160 million pounds by 2025.
Applications for the fifth round of VIABILITY are due September 6, 2024. For more information on VIABILITY, visit https://www.vinylinfo.org/recycling/.
About VIABILITY:
In January 2023, the Vinyl Institute launched VIABILITY, a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide recycling grant program aimed at accelerating post-consumer PVC recycling across the country. The grant program makes available up to $1 million in funds per year over the next three years from four PVC resin manufacturers in the U.S. (Formosa, Oxy, Shintech, and Westlake). Individual recycling grants issued through VIABILITY are available to qualifying industry collaborations such as trade associations, material recovery facilities, construction and demolition waste facilities, recyclers, or colleges and universities in amounts up to $500,000.
About The Vinyl Institute:
The Vinyl Institute (VI), founded in 1982, is a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, vinyl chloride monomer, vinyl additives, and modifiers. The VI works on behalf of its members to promote the benefits of the world’s most versatile plastic, used to make everything from PVC piping to flooring, roofing and vinyl siding. The vinyl industry in the United States employs over 350,000 highly skilled employees at nearly 3,000 facilities and generates an economic value of $54 billion. For more information, visit vinylinfo.org.