Establishes School Plastics Upcycling Grant Program in DEP to provide proportional awards to eligible schools based on pro rata share of plastics collected, by each school, for upcycling purposes.*

This bill establishes a School Plastics Upcycling Grant Program within New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). It provides proportional grants to public and private K-12 schools based on each school's annual collection of plastic waste (like bags and packaging) during the prior school year. Schools submit applications showing they collected plastic for upcycling, and the DEP awards funds to purchase school-appropriate furniture (e.g., desks, chairs) made by authorized upcyclers from that collected plastic. The program operates on a pilot basis for three years, with grants distributed proportionally according to each school's share of total collected plastics. Eligibility requires schools to demonstrate plastic collection activities and donation of materials to approved upcyclers.