- Sustainable Nevada: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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Get Involved
This page is dedicated to providing comprehensive information on how individuals can engage in recycling and sustainability efforts across Nevada. Involvement with Nevada Recycles offers a variety of opportunities, including becoming a stakeholder, participating in volunteer activities, or initiating personal environmental projects. Each of these avenues contributes significantly to our mission, fostering progress towards a more sustainable future for Nevada. By actively participating, you play a crucial role in advancing environmental stewardship and driving meaningful change within our state.
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Become a Stakeholder
Being a stakeholder is a pivotal role in guiding Nevada towards a more sustainable future. Stakeholders play a crucial part in shaping and implementing strategies that align with sustainable principles, influencing policies, and driving initiatives that foster environmental stewardship. By getting involved, you help shape a forward-thinking agenda that emphasizes sustainable practices and contributes to building a society focused on long-term environmental health. Your participation not only supports our current environmental goals but also helps set the stage for a future where sustainability is a core part of our states’ values and everyday actions.. Learn more about upcoming stakeholder events.
Become a Volunteer
Volunteering is crucial to the success of environmental projects, playing a fundamental role in their implementation and impact. Through dedicated involvement, volunteers have the opportunity to significantly influence their communities, towns, and even the entire state. Their efforts not only push forward environmental projects but also show people of all ages just how much impact one person can have by dedicating their time and energy to important causes. By contributing their skills and enthusiasm, volunteers help foster a culture of environmental responsibility and inspire others to engage in building a more sustainable future.
Here is a list of organizations that you can become involved with:
Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation
Start a Project
Innovation, passion, and dedication are key drivers in uniting communities to identify and address the needs of the State of Nevada. When these elements come together, they foster collaborative efforts that lead to effective solutions for local and statewide challenges. Grants play a crucial role in this process, turning innovative ideas into actionable realities. By providing essential funding, grants enable individuals and organizations to advance sustainability projects, fostering a greener future and enhancing the overall well-being of the state. This support helps realize impactful initiatives that contribute to both environmental health and quality of life.
Nevada Recycles Grant
Under NRS 444A.110, NDEP has the authority to provide grants to municipalities, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations to enhance solid waste management systems and promote solid waste recycling. In January 2018, NDEP was able to fund new grants for the first time since 2006. More information about the Nevada Recycles Grant funding opportunity will be forthcoming. Visit our Grants Page for more information.
Nevada Recycling Statutes
The Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and Nevada Adminsitrative Code (NAC) are the statutes we follow to run Nevada Recycles.
NRS 444A.010 - 444A.110 Programs For Recycling
NRS 232.007 State Departments General Provisions- Recycling of paper required by state agencies
NAC 444A.005 - 444A.470 Programs for Recycling