Have a business idea?
Listed below, by category, are business ideas that may qualify for an RMDZ loan in Tehama County.

Waste Prevention
preventing or reducing waste in production.
Reclamation of scrap metal
Production of polystyrene food containers
Production of single use plastic bags

Reuse
prolonging the useful life of a product
Separating C&D waste or other salvageable items for sale
Producing mulch or compost from Ag waste
Up-cycling a product for reuse

Recycle
Recycling, Composting and Anaerobic Digestion
Producing a recycled content finished product
Producing recycled raw feedstock material
De-manufacturing mattresses or recycling carpet
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How do you qualify?
Find out if your business idea meets the requirements to qualify for a TCRMDZ loan
Colorful Plastic Polymer Granules with a recycle sign

REDUCE MANUFACTURING WASTE

You must reduce manufacturing waste or manufacture a product using materials that would normally end up in a landfill in California.

bottles and cans in a recycle pile

USE PRIORITY MATERIAL

Current priority materials identified by Cal Recycle are C&D debris, plastics, organics, and paper.

Pressed boxes made of paperboard on the meadow with blue sky in the background

MUST DIVERT

Each project must divert non-hazardous solid waste from CA landfills.

tires in a field

USE OF SECONDARY WASTE MATERIAL

Private businesses or non-profits that use a secondary waste material for production (we can help business expansion and start-ups).

Rubber stamp in a hand

GET APPROVED

Approved by the CalRecycle Loan Program.  For more information on how to be approved visit CalRecycle.

For more information on how to qualify
Visit CalRecycle for loan criteria
CALRECYCLE
For help filling out loan documents
Visit the Zone Administrator
ZONE ADMINISTRATOR
What can funds be used for?
Now that the business idea qualifies, what exactly can the funds be used for?

Machinery & Equipment

Working Capital

Leasehold Improvements

Materials & Inventory
Purchase of Recycled Raw Materials & Inventory

Owner-occupied Real Estate Property
(limited to $1,000,000)

Refinancing
Refinancing of Onerous Debt that Results in Increased Waste Diversion