FY27 Residential Sharps Collection Program

In accordance with 415 ILCS 5/22.15(i), the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Materials Management and Compliance Section (MMCS) has the authority to administer grants funding household waste collections. This grant opportunity is open to units of local government to implement a residential sharps collection. Each unit of local government is eligible for the actual costs of sharps collection and disposal, up to $35,000.00. Eligible costs include: costs for advertising sharps collection stations, costs for educational materials focused on proper disposal of sharps, costs to obtain collection containers for use by individual residents, collection receptacles to store sharps at the sharps collection station, mobilization fees assessed by an appropriately permitted potentially infectious medical waste (PIMW) transporter to pick up collected sharps, disposal fees for the collected sharps, and indirect costs. Sharps accepted at the sharps collection station shall only be sharps collected from private residents; no business waste may be combined with the sharps collected under this funding opportunity. Program: Residential Sharps Collection Program. CSFA 532-30-3162. Applications will be scored and executed as they are received. Approximately 90 days after the receipt of eligible application: Provide a fully executed grant agreement to grant recipients. March 1, 2027: Last day to submit an application for FY27 June 30, 2027: Final eligible sharps collection date for reimbursement under this funding opportunity July 30, 2027: Grantee must submit final reports to Illinois EPA

Last confirmed Oct 12, 2026 · Illinois