Waste Reduction funding
Live grants, contracts, and funders working on waste reduction in 2026.
Grants and procurement for waste prevention, sorting, recycling and recovery. Typical sources are EU LIFE and Horizon, UK DEFRA, national environment agencies, and local-authority waste contracts on the public-tender feeds.
Raise Lens tracks 574 open waste reduction opportunities across grants, government contracts, and corporate offtake programmes, refreshed daily. The list below shows the next deadlines, the most active funders, and when waste reduction cheques are landing this quarter.
Live opportunities
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Connected locks for organic waste bins: supply, installation, data management
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Consejo de Administración de la Empresa de Servicios Municipales de Alcorcón, S.A.U.• $286KA Spanish municipal waste company (ESMASA) is procuring and installing connected locks for organic-waste containers, plus associated information management services, on a unit-price, multi-period basis. Suited to SMEs with IoT hardware, installation, or waste-data software capabilities.
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Transport dewatered sewage sludge Solingen-Ohligs to Buchenhofen incineration
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Bergisch-Rheinischer WasserverbandTransport of approximately 6,100 tonnes per year of dewatered sewage sludge from Solingen-Ohligs wastewater treatment plant to Buchenhofen incineration facility in Wuppertal. Bidders must operate heavy-duty tipper-truck logistics with waste-handling certification.
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Hazardous waste collection and disposal Cuxhaven district 2027–2029
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Landkreis CuxhavenProcurement of hazardous-waste collection and disposal services across Cuxhaven district (2027–2029), including facility operation and mobile collection. Bidders should be waste-management specialists with hazmat handling and transport certification.
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Analytical external monitoring of landfills
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Zweckverband Abfallwirtschaft Region TrierThis tender procures external analytical monitoring (water sampling and laboratory analysis) of 9 landfills in the Trier region to comply with waste and water legislation. Bidders must be accredited environmental laboratories capable of groundwater, surface water, and leachate sampling and testing.
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Analytical investigation of waste samples from potash tailings cover
Deadline 3 Nov 2026Thüringer Landesamt für Umwelt, Bergbau und NaturschutzThis tender procures analytical laboratory testing of waste samples from potash mine tailings covers, including solid-phase and eluate analysis. Bidders must be accredited analytical laboratories with expertise in waste characterization and leachate testing protocols.
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National Consultant - Solid Waste Management Awareness and Action
Deadline 4 Nov 2026UNDPUNDP is seeking a national consultant to design and deliver solid waste management awareness and action work in Guyana. Suited to an individual or small firm with waste-management communications, community engagement, and Guyana-based experience.
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Refuse disposal and treatment – litter collection in Lier municipality
Deadline 4 Nov 2026Stadsbestuur LierThis tender procures litter collection and refuse disposal services across Lier municipality in Belgium. Bidders should be waste-management or environmental-services companies with street-cleaning and waste-handling capacity.
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Collection, transport and disposal of floating solids from wastewater treatment plants
Deadline 5 Nov 2026Berliner WasserbetriebeThis tender procures collection, transport, and disposal of floating solids (screenings) from three Berlin wastewater treatment plants' pre-treatment stages. Bidders must be waste-management or environmental-services companies with capacity for hazardous/contaminated waste handling and logistics across multiple sites.
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Leighton Linslade Town Council Waste Contract
Deadline 6 Nov 2026Leighton Linslade Town Council• $338KWaste collection and management contract across 5 sites for a UK town council with explicit requirements for carbon neutrality alignment, landfill alternatives, and environmental/biodiversity protection. Bidders must demonstrate sustainability credentials, scalability, and seasonal adaptability.
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Support for Breton public secondary schools combating food waste
Deadline 9 Nov 2026Région BretagneRégion Bretagne seeks consulting and training services to support 40 public secondary schools in reducing food waste through action plans, staff co-design, and student awareness workshops. Bidders should have expertise in food-waste reduction, institutional change management, and educational programme delivery.
Active funders
African Climate Change Fund (ACCF)
OpenAsha Impact
OpenEnvironment Agency
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