Material Focus Electricals Recycling Fund

The Electricals Recycling Fund aims to expand existing methods or trial new creative and practical ones for recycling small household electricals.

The Challenge

Almost 80% of people think recycling their electricals is the right thing to do – but only 45% of people think it’s easy. We are looking to fund projects that make it easier for the UK to repair, donate or recycle their old electricals.

The Electricals Recycling Fund is currently closed.

The fund will reopen in the new year, please sign up to our newsletter for updates.

Expand and trial

We fund two types of projects to make it easier for the public to repair, reuse or recycle their consumer electricals – those seeking to expand or grow existing services for small household electricals, and those seeking to trial new methods.

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    Expand existing services

    Organisations can apply for up to £100,000 of funding for projects that aim to expand or improve existing household waste and reuse and recycling collection services. Take a look at some of last year’s Electricals Recycling Fund projects for inspiration!

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    Trialing new methods

    Organisations can apply for up to £50,000 for projects that aim to trial new ways to make it easier to reuse and recycle electricals. Take a look at some of last year’s Electricals Recycling Fund projects for inspiration!

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    Apply in the new year

    The Electricals Recycling Fund will reopen in the new year, please sign up to our newsletter for updates and check out our previously funded projects

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