Business Assistance & Opportunities
Besides
enforcing the State’s environmental regulations, there are professionals
at the State Department of Environmental Conservation
that can advise you on how to set up reduction and recycling programs
or help explain the newest pollution prevention opportunities available
to industry. The State’s economic development agency, Empire State
Development has an Environmental Services Unit that knows and understands
the recycling marketplace. ESD also administers the Environmental Investment
Program, which provides matching funds for various pollution prevention
and recycling projects. New York State’s Energy Research and Development
Authority offers technical and financial assistance to companies to
help reduce energy consumption and costs. New York’s procurement
agency, the Office of General Services provides on-line information
about its green purchasing practices and contracts that have been awarded.
The following links will help you find the appropriate contacts at these
agencies.
New
York's Empire State Development offers both financial and technical
assistance to businesses that are interested in either 1) improving
or expanding recycling opportunities in the State, or 2) who are considering
implementing pollution prevention strategies or technologies at their
facilities. Feel free to use this
link to find out more about how your company might take advantage
of the financial benefits tied to improved environmental performance.
The mission of the New York State Energy Research and Development
Authority
(NYSERDA) is to use innovation and technology to solve some
of New York's most difficult energy and environmental problems that
improve the State's economy. NYSERDA's Commercial/Industrial programs
provide energy efficiency services for existing buildings, new construction,
industrial facilities, and vehicle fleets. Technical assistance and
financial incentives promote the purchase and installation of cost-effective
energy-efficient products and equipment; assist with the construction
of energy-efficient, environmentally sustainable buildings; promote
electric demand reduction, and electric and gas efficiency improvements
for existing building stock; and help advance the use of clean fuels
in the transportation sector.
NYSERDA's Industrial Research and Development Program helps New York
State manufacturers adopt energy-efficient, environmentally friendly
technologies to reduce costs, and helps the State's manufacturers to
develop energy-efficient and environmentally desirable products and
processes.
Information about NYSERDA programs and funding incentives can be found
at:
http://www.nyserda.org/
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