Funded projects making electrical recycling easier across the UK

Communities across the UK can now reuse and recycle small electricals thanks to an array of brilliant projects funded by Material Focus. And there’s more funding on the way

What is the Electricals Recycling Fund?

Material Focus wants to make it easier for people to reuse and recycle their electricals.

Their Electricals Recycling Fund supports projects that build on existing methods or test new, creative and practical ways of recycling household electricals.

Launched in November 2022, the fund supports over 40 projects – from expanding kerbside collections into new neighbourhoods and adding more recycling collection points, to fresh approaches to reusing and recycling electricals and awareness-raising campaigns.

What’s next?

The success of last year’s projects makes Material Focus all the more committed to supporting further projects and are pleased to announce that applications for our 2024 funding have reopened for projects wanting to:

• Test new and practical ways for people to repair, reuse and recycle their electricals
• Introduce kerbside collections,
• add more collection points and bring banks

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 via their website (link below).

Electricals Recycling Fund

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

Interested? 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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