Growing existing services
Organisations can apply for up to £100,000 of funding for projects that aim to grow or improve existing household waste and recycling collection services.
Almost 80% of people think recycling their electricals is the right thing to do – but only 45% of people think it’s easy. To date the Electricals Recycling Fund has funded over 60 projects that will make it easier for 12 million more people to reuse and recycle unwanted small household electricals. The funding is available to any type of organisation that can help do this.
We fund two types of projects – those seeking to grow or develop existing household collection services for small household electricals, and those seeking to innovate new collection methods.
Organisations can apply for up to £100,000 of funding for projects that aim to grow or improve existing household waste and recycling collection services.
Organisations can apply for up to £50,000 for projects that aim to innovate or test new approaches to collect electricals for reuse and recycling. We may consider further funding should the project demonstrate value for money and significant impact.
Most of us want to recycle our old electricals but the current system is inconsistent and confusing for householders – so too many electricals continue to be binned. The Electricals Recycling Fund will help test ways to fix this.
We’re keen to see applications from registered organisations only – such as local authorities, waste collection authority areas, contractors, non-profits, community sector organisations, producer compliance schemes, and retailers – not individuals.
If your application is successful we’ll provide you with project management support and access to our impactful, award-winning marketing materials.
Please submit an expression of interest stating which project you are applying for (see form below). We’ll review your information against our criteria and invite successful applicants to submit a full application.
