Environmental Investment
Program
Linda Jacobs, Environmental Services Unit
Environmental Investment
Program
• Since 1994
• Appropriations from state
Environmental Protection Fund
• Last year: $1 million
Investment Areas
• Recycling, Reuse,
Remanufacturing
• Pollution
prevention
• Sustainable
products &
technologies
Project Categories
• Capital
(Fixed Assets)
• Research & Development
• Technical Assistance
Project Categories
Type of Project
Purpose
Eligible Applicant
Capital
Machinery and equipment
Non-profit organization
or municipality on behalf
of NYS business.
RD&D
Answer R&D questions prior to
product/process
commercialization
NYS business or nonprofit organization.
Technical
Assistance
Help organizations provide
assistance to NYS businesses to
achieve measurable sustainability,
recycling or pollution prevention
Non-profit organization
or municipality providing
assistance to groups of
NYS businesses
Performance-Based
Contracting
 Measurable, verifiable environmental
improvements
 Measurable, verifiable economic
improvements
Investments in Recycling, Pollution Prevention
and Sustainable Products/Processes
Summary of Results, 1987 - 2008
Investment
Area
ESD
Investment
Private
Sector
Investment
Paper
$8,579,327
Tires
$11,763,854
TOTAL
Annual
Econ
Benefit
Annual
Environ.
Improvement
$39,682,244
$48,261,571
$20,146,650

$17,971227
$29,735,081
$21,601,501

875,746 TPY
Recycling
Cap.
 422,092 TPY
Recycled
 1,324 Jobs
252,910 TPY
Recycling Cap.
Installed
 148,584 TPY
Recycled
 170 Jobs
Investments in Recycling, Pollution Prevention
and Sustainable Products/Processes
Summary of Results, 1987 - 2008
Investment
Area
ESD
Investment
Private
Sector
Investment
Air
Emissions
$2,535,836
C&D
Debris
Bldg Mat
Reuse
$2,679,032
TOTAL
Annual
Econ
Benefit
Annual
Environ.
Improvement
$20,548,917
$22,684,753
$11,988,008

$4,367,831
$7,046,863
$13,470,570

83 TPY NOx
 161 TPY SOx
 233 TPY VOC
226,570 TPY
Recycling
Cap.
Installed
 485,445 TPY
SW Recycled/
/Reused

54 Jobs
Summary of Investments, Results,
1987 – 2008
Construction and
Demolition Debris
136 million tons per year
20% - 40% of
US waste stream
20%-30% Recycled
EIP BMR/Decon
Projects to Date
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•
•
•
•
Syracuse HFH ReStore
Capital District HFH ReStore
Buffalo Reuse
Build It Green! NYC
Build It Green NYC deconstruction
 Started 2006
 10,000 abandoned or vacant
houses in Buffalo
 $187,450
 RD&D – business plan
BIG!NYC is a non-profit. In 2008, we:
• Kept 450 tons of building materials of out the landfill.
• Provided $250,000 of material support to other nonprofit and arts organizations.
• Saved New Yorkers nearly $1 million on purchases.
• Provided a site for 120 green collar trainees in
partnership with CWE
All | Windows | Plumbing | Cabinets | Doors | Sheet Goods | Furniture | Miscellaneous | Lumber |
Lighting | HVAC | Appliances | Flooring | Architectural | Hardware | Restaurant | Film/Theater
Free Kitchen Deconstruction
Thinking about replacing your nice kitchen with your
dream kitchen? If you are replacing a high quality
kitchen, call Build It Green! NYC today! BIG!NYC's fully
insured deconstruction crews will deconstruct and
remove your kitchen for FREE!
Not only do you get free removal, you also get a taxdeductible receipt!
Call or email our deconstruction manager Max
Rubinstein at 718-777-0132 ext. 26 or
max@bignyc.org to plan your next project! Send
photos to Max at max@bignyc.org to speed the
process along.
Construction and Demolition
Debris Recycling
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Plastic
OCC
Metal
Wood
Gypsum Wallboard
Metal
Questions?
Linda Jacobs
Empire State Development
Environmental Services Unit
30 South Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12245
518 292-5346
ljacobs@empire.state.ny.us