New construction funding to help businesses grow

Edited by the Buildingtalk editorial team Oct 19, 2006

WRAP has launched a construction waste recycling infrastructure capital support programme and is encouraging UK based construction and demolition businesses to apply.

WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) has launched a construction waste recycling infrastructure capital support programme and is encouraging UK based construction and demolition waste collection or recycling businesses to apply for capital funding support.

The aim of this capital funding support is to stimulate investment and significantly increase the collection, segregation, recovery and recycling of materials (in particular non-aggregate fractions) arising from commercial Construction and Demolition (CandD) sites in the UK.

Mervyn Jones, WRAP's Programme Manager for construction Waste Minimisation and Management, explains: "Around 30 million tonnes of construction waste goes to landfill each year and contractors are being encouraged to reduce waste and be more resource efficient".

"This capital competition will help waste management contractors to provide the infrastructure and facilities to allow substantially more recycling of Construction and Demolition (CandD) waste and result in less disposal to landfill".

The deadline for applications is 12 noon Monday 27 November and an application document is available to download online.

Free workshops, also being run by WRAP, will be taking place in four locations across the country between 19th - 26th October.