WRAP Launches C&D Recycling Program

U.K.-based Waste & Resources Action Programme has launched a new Capital Grant Programme aimed at increasing capacity for reclaiming and recycling the non-inert fractions of construction and demolition waste in Scotland.

Supported by the Scottish Government, the funding program has been launched in direct response to feedback from construction contractors who say that the waste management industry does not have sufficient capacity to recycle their waste.

"This Capital Grant Programme provides grants to help companies develop the capacity that Scotland needs to recycle more of its construction and demolition waste. We are specifically interested in proposals that will significantly increase the quantity and quality of non-inert fractions of construction and demolition waste materials recovered, separated and recycled from construction sites," said Iain Gulland, WRAP’s director for Scotland.

"There is already a similar program running in England and one proposed for Wales, both of which are targeting the same waste stream."

The WRAP Construction and Demolition Capital Grant Programme for Scotland covers a wide range of materials, including off-cuts and waste timber, plastics, packaging waste and soils. It is open to companies wanting to develop new or existing waste processing of non-inert materials and recycling facilities and provides up to 30 percent of the total costs of plant, equipment and infrastructure.

Applicants must be based in Scotland and able to demonstrate that projects can provide additional capacity for reprocessing construction and demolition waste that would otherwise have gone to landfill. The project must be dependent on WRAP support for viability and be commercially sustainable in the medium and long term, resulting in an auditable annual output for a minimum of five years. Applicants must also demonstrate that there is a clearly defined end market for the outputs of their project.

The deadline for applications is Dec. 18, 2008. Successful applicants will be informed by the end of February. The outcome of the capital investment must be operational by 31st December 2010.