ORMAT Recycling Objectives 2026 Grant
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
In context
This call is open to small and medium-sized businesses, large companies and startups and 3 others, at prototype and pilot stage, Series A and Series B and growth stage. Funding is a grant of 40 à 80% selon la nature du projet. Coverage is read from the notice itself: France.
ADEME's ORMAT programme co-funds studies and investments that boost material recycling, including sorting and preparation of waste, production and use of recycled raw materials, and battery reuse and remanufacturing. It targets French industrial and recycling project developers seeking to reduce raw material use and decarbonise industry.
About this grant
ORMAT 2026 (Objectif Recyclage MATières) is a French grant scheme run by ADEME within its Fonds Économie Circulaire. It supports investment in sorting and preparation of waste for recycling, the production of recycled raw materials (matières premières de recyclage, MPR) and their incorporation into products, and the reuse, remanufacturing and refurbishment of batteries. The scheme was relaunched in 2026 on a negotiated (gré à gré) basis after earlier rounds in 2023, 2024 and 2025, with a refocused set of priority and eligible operations aimed at under-developed activities with greater environmental gain per euro of aid. The programme aims to strengthen material resource efficiency, supply-chain resilience and decarbonisation of French industry through recycling, in a context of raw material price volatility and future regulatory targets. It covers six material families: plastics, textiles, metals and batteries, wood, paper and cardboard, and glass and mineral materials. Two project axes are funded. Axis 1 covers diagnostics, studies, performance tests and experiments. Axis 2 covers investments in creation or capacity increase, higher incorporation rates, quality improvement and performance improvement. Detailed eligible operations per axis and material family are set out in the downloadable eligibility and funding conditions document. Applicants are advised to contact their ADEME Regional Directorate before submitting. The scheme is not open to projects located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA); projects there are referred to the Region.
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Eligibility
Open to companies of all sizes across the recycling value chain: preparers doing sorting and waste preparation downstream of collection and first sorting; regenerators or recyclers producing MPR from prepared waste; transformers that incorporate or intend to incorporate recycled material into semi-finished or finished products; and brand owners (donneurs d'ordre) who rely on subcontracted transformers and seek to improve product-level recyclability while incorporating MPR. Projects must be located in a French region or overseas territory listed on the page, excluding Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Applicants need an Agir account to file. Full eligibility conditions are in the downloadable document.
Key requirements
- ✓Secured or identified waste supply, diverted from landfill or CSR incineration
- ✓Identified or secured outlet for recycled raw materials and proximity of supply and outlets
- ✓Cost and aid intensity per tonne of recycled material or per tCO2 avoided, with incentive effect demonstrated
Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME) offer?
- ORMAT Recycling Objectives offers 40 à 80% selon la nature du projet.
- When is the ORMAT Recycling Objectives deadline?
- Applications close 31 Dec 2026.
- Who can apply for ORMAT Recycling Objectives?
- Eligibility covers organisations in FR; sme, large-company, startup, consortium, engineering-contractor, research-institution. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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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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