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Programme (CIP-EIP) and through grants to environmental NGOs. In 2008 their CIP-
EIP fund was worth £28 million for which they received 444 submissions from 32
countries. 1124
WRAP WRAP Construction Construction Waste Waste Recycling Recycling Support Support Programme
Programme
The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) launched a capital grant fund in
2006 in England (the Construction Waste Recycling Infrastructure Capital Support
Programme), followed by a similar stream of funding in Scotland in 2008 (the WRAP
Construction and Demolition Capital Grant Programme for Scotland) and Wales (the
Materials Action Programme Wales Capital Grant Programme). WRAP is a not-forprofit
company who are backed by government funding from England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
A WRAP report from 2007 suggests that the total amount of funding made available
to support C&D waste infrastructure up to 2007 was £9.3 million. 1125 If bidders are
successful, the programme will provide up to 30% of their eligible capital costs.
These construction recycling funding streams are part of the WRAP Capital Grant
Programme which aims to fund areas of strategic need or focus upon areas where
market failures have been identified. It is worth noting that the source of the finance
for the capital grants varies, depending upon the funding stream. For example, the
WRAP aggregates program, is financed through the ALSF, described in Section
60.4.1. In the 2009/10 financial year WRAP aims to fund food waste reprocessing
facilities with a total capacity of 550,000 tonnes a year from a total fund of £14
million.
WRAP WRAP Organic Organics Organic Capital Grant Grant Programme Programme
WRAP’s organic capital grant programme aims to provide funding towards the
development of ABPR-compliant, thermophilic aerobic digestion or anaerobic
digestion facilities. It was launched in 2008 and was eligible to applicants in England,
Scotland and Northern Ireland. Projects must be able to demonstrate diversion of
organic waste from landfill in order to produce recycled products. The funding,
similarly to their other capital grant schemes, funds up to 30% of the capital set-up
costs.
Defra Defra Anaerobic Anaerobic Digestion Digestion Demonstration Demonstration Programme Programme
Programme
This £10 million fund aims to demonstrate the benefits of anaerobic digestion to a
range of industries. The fund is being administered by WRAP and the Carbon Trust.
Californian Californian Construction Construction and and Demolition Demolition Management
Management
In the USA funding for construction and demolition materials management projects is
most typically provided from the State level, e.g. the California Integrated Waste
1124 European Commission (2008) A Wealth of Ideas for a Greener Europe, Available:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/eco-innovation/docs/publi/brochure_en_09.pdf
1125 WRAP (2006) WRAP Completes £2.3 M of Funding for Aggregate Recyclers, Available:
http://www.wrap.org.uk/wrap_corporate/news/wrap_completes_23m.html
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