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Jobs Through Recycling (JTR) Initiative The JTR initiative is a major part of EPA's recycling market development strategy, Recycling Means Business. EPA's goal for the JTR program is to stimulate development of recycling/reuse businesses that: Increase the use of recyclable or reusable materials and Contribute to economic development and jobs creation/retention. Since launching the JTR program in 1994, EPA has awarded more than $7.1 million in grants to 36 states, 5 tribes, and 3 multi-state organizations. The activities funded thus far can generally be characterized as (1) infrastructure-building projects such as the creation of Recycling Economic Development Advocates (REDAs) and Recycling Business Assistance Centers (RBACs), (2) commodity-specific demonstration projects such as Alaska's fiberboard project, and (3) recycling investment forums. REDAs are staff in state or tribal economic development agencies who pursue recycling business growth and RBACs provide business, technical, and financing assistance to businesses using recovered materials. Based on current estimates reported to EPA by the 1994 JTR grantees, the projects for 1994 alone have to date assisted businesses in creating approximately 2500 jobs, $330 million in capital investments and 3.6 million tons per year of recycling capacity. Some 2000 potential or existing companies have received assistance from this group of JTR grantees. To read more about JTR activities across the country, visit the National JTR web site. Region 10 Projects 1997 Regional Market Development Assistance (Pacific NorthWest Economic Region / CWC) 1996 Sitka Tribe (AK) Fish & Wood Waste Composting Operation 1995 Alaska Secondary Fiber Medium Density Fiberboard Project (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) Grand Ronde Tribe Recycling Project Idaho Rural Markets Development (Idaho Department of Commerce) Washington State Wine Bottle Reuse (Clean Washington Center) 1994 Oregon REDA (Oregon Economic Development Department) Siletz Tribe REDA (Siletz Tribal Economic Development Commission) [National EPA JTR Program Homepage][OWCM - Recycling] Unit: Solid Waste & Toxics Unit Domenic Calabro E-Mail: calabro.domenic@epa.gov (206) 553-6640 Phone Number: (206) 553-6640 Last Updated (mm/dd/yy): 10/23/2007 Recycle http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/OWCM.NSF/hide/jtr