Inclusive Plastic Collection Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, social enterprises and co-operatives and 2 others, at prototype and pilot stage and scale-up and mature. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Global-South, Asia and Africa and 1 other.
This grant supports the development and implementation of inclusive plastic collection systems that reduce plastic pollution while improving livelihoods and working conditions for waste pickers in the informal sector. It targets organizations working at the intersection of circular economy, waste management, and social inclusion in developing regions.
About this grant
This grant supports inclusive plastic collection systems that tackle pollution whilst improving livelihoods for informal waste pickers and workers in the waste sector. Projects should demonstrate circular-economy and social-inclusion outcomes through infrastructure and systems that formalise and support waste collection in developing contexts. Nonprofits, social enterprises, cooperatives, community groups and local authorities are eligible to apply. The call is open to organisations working globally, with particular focus on the Global South. Projects at any stage—from prototype and pilot through to mature, scalable systems—are welcome. Applicants must show how their work reduces plastic pollution, improves conditions for waste workers, and delivers measurable circular-economy and social-inclusion benefits in informal or underserved waste-management settings.
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Key requirements
- ✓Focus on inclusive plastic collection systems that benefit informal waste pickers
- ✓Demonstrate reduction in plastic pollution and environmental impact
- ✓Improve working conditions, safety, and economic outcomes for waste pickers
- ✓Alignment with circular economy principles and sustainable waste management
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Inclusive Plastic Collection?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL-SOUTH, ASIA, AFRICA, LATAM; nonprofit, social-enterprise, cooperative, community-group, consultancy.
Relevant sectors
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Circular economy funding supports reuse, repair, remanufacturing, product redesign and secondary materials markets. Grants tend to back pilots with businesses and local authorities, while tenders buy collection, sorting and recovery services. Applicants are usually asked to show the material flows involved and who will buy the recovered output.
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