Electricals Recycling Fund

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.

There is £750,000 available in the Electricals Recycling Fund to support recycling, reuse or repair organisations that test creative and practical methods for collecting unwanted electricals.

There is funding available for two types of projects:

• Projects to grow existing collection methods for small electricals.
  Organisations can apply up to £0.50 per household receiving the service. This is capped at £100,000 per applicant.

• Projects to innovate new approaches to repairing, reusing and/or recycling electricals.

• Funding is expected to be up to £50,000 per project. We may consider applications above this amount if the project demonstrates significant impact (in terms of households covered and/or projected tonnes/items collected) and longevity.

Who can apply

Most kinds of organisations can apply, including charities, local authorities, waste partnerships, private waste contractors, other private companies, compliance schemes etc.

The funding is available to registered organisations only and therefore individuals should not apply.

Eligible Expenditure

There is £750,000 available in the Electricals Recycling Fund to support recycling, reuse or repair organisations that test creative and practical methods for collecting unwanted electricals.

There is funding available for two types of projects:

1. Projects to grow existing collection methods for small electricals.

Organisations can apply up to £0.50 per household receiving the service.

This is capped at £100,000 per applicant.

2. Projects to innovate new approaches to repairing, reusing and/or recycling electricals.

Funding is expected to be up to £50,000 per project. We may consider applications above this amount if the project demonstrates significant impact (in terms of households covered and/or projected tonnes/items collected) and longevity.

How to apply

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

Please apply using the form on our website making sure to read through our Application Guide and funding terms and conditions first. A PDF version of the application form is available to make it easier to prepare your answers.

https://www.materialfocus.org.uk/partnerships-with-material-focus/electricals-recycling-fund/