Material Focus provides grants for projects that make it easier for people to repair, donate or recycle their old electricals.
A total of £750,000 is available to support two types of projects:
- Growing existing services – grants of up to £100,000 for projects that grow existing collection methods for small electricals. This could be community drop points, adding cages under refuse collection vehicles, bring banks/WEEE banks.
- Innovating new methods – grants of up to £50,000 to come up with new approaches to repair, reuse and/or recycle electricals, such as collection points and drop-offs at post offices, supermarkets, shopping centres or collection of waste electricals using the return journey/spare capacity from parcel deliveries.
A range of registered organisations can apply, including charities, local authorities, waste partnerships, private waste contractors, other private companies and compliance schemes.
Focus of fund/fund aims:
Grants to encourage the repair, re-use and recycling of unwanted electrical items
Application deadline:
Apply at any time
Fund description:
https://www.materialfocus.org.uk/partnerships-with-material-focus/electricals-recycling-fund/