Material Focus Electricals Recycling Fund

The Electricals Recycling Fund aims to grow existing methods or test new creative and practical ones for recycling small household electricals. If you have a project that would make it easier for the public to repair, reuse or recycle their electricals, apply for funding below!

Electricals Recycling Fund

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.

Interested? Read on for more information, download the Applicant’s Guide for support with the application, and then submit your application.

Funding applications are currently open on a rolling basis, which means there is no deadline for them.

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Growth and Innovation

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.

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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. Take a look at some of last year’s Electricals Recycling Fund projects for inspiration!

Find out more (PDF)

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Innovating new methods

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. Take a look at some of last year’s Electricals Recycling Fund projects for inspiration!

Find out more (PDF)

What you need to know

The basics

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Support for your application

We have developed an Applicant Pack to support you with your application. Within the pack you will find the Applicant’s Guide, pdf version of the application form, draft terms and conditions as well as helpful templates. Download the Applicant Pack with button below

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Eligibility

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.

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What we offer

If your application is successful we’ll provide you with project management support and access to our impactful, award-winning marketing materials. Take a look at how we supported last year’s Electricals Recycling Fund projects.

How to apply

Funding applications are currently open on a rolling basis, which means there is no deadline for applications. Once you’ve read through the Applicant’s Pack, please submit an application on our website. We’ll review your information against our criteria. Applicants can expect to hear within 3 months of applying if they are successful.

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