Waste Reduction grants
16 listings tracked right now
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. Listed below are the open waste reduction grant calls in that landscape, taken from each funder's own notice and re-checked on every refresh.
Industrial grants are capital-heavy and correspondingly slow. The recurring large pots are the EU Innovation Fund, the US Industrial Demonstrations Program, and the UK Industrial Energy Transformation Fund, all of which expect a named site, a credible counterfactual for emissions saved, and matched investment already committed. Smaller circular-economy and waste calls come through EU LIFE, national environment agencies and local authorities, where the eligibility is broader and the cheques are far smaller.
This page lists open waste reduction grants currently tracked by Raise Lens — 16 of them right now, sorted with the soonest deadline first. Every listing has been classified against the sustainability taxonomy rather than matched on keywords, so what appears here is waste reduction work rather than anything whose description happens to mention it.
7 distinct funders are publishing the waste reduction grants on this page. Who is funding matters as much as what: eligibility, reporting burden and the realistic timeline to a decision vary far more between funders than between individual calls, which is why the listing names the funder on every opportunity it opens.
1 of these close within the next 30 days. Deadlines are taken from the source listing and re-checked on every refresh, but the originating funder remains the authority — always confirm against the official notice before you submit.
The Earthshot Prize
The Earthshot Prize
An annual global environmental prize that identifies and funds innovative solutions across five climate and nature categories: nature protection, air quality, ocean health, waste reduction, and climate mitigation. Finalists and winners receive cash awards to scale their solutions.
Mulighetsstudie For Ombruk Og Fleksibilitet
Enova
Enova offers grants covering up to 50% of costs (maximum NOK 500,000) for feasibility studies that identify circular measures such as reuse of building materials and whole buildings, and flexibility measures that reduce new floor area needed, in the early phase of construction projects. It is aimed at Norwegian construction-sector actors considering reuse or life-extension before demolition or renovation decisions.
ORMAT Recycling Objectives
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
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.
Biowaste Study
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds preliminary diagnostic and feasibility studies that structure biowaste sorting, valorisation, composting and animal by-product (SPAN) treatment projects before investment. Eligible applicants include waste producers, collection actors and private operators in the biowaste sector, with funding covering up to 80% of study costs.
Biowaste Management Investment
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds private actors in biowaste collection and treatment, including new or adapted composting platforms, soft-mobility (bike) food-waste collection, depackaging workshops, and facilities receiving category 2 or 3 animal by-products. Funding covers up to 60% of eligible investment costs for private operators.
Waste Management in Overseas Territories and Corsica
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds studies and structuring investments in Corsica and France's overseas territories to improve waste sorting, recovery and treatment, such as recycling centres, composting platforms, RDF/CSR preparation centres, energy recovery and clean-up of illegal dumps. It is aimed at local public and private project owners with a demonstrated territorial interest.
Circular Economy in Overseas Territories and Corsica
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds studies, awareness actions and investments supporting circular economy projects in France's overseas territories and Corsica, including reuse, repair, recycling, anti-waste and sustainable food practices. Eligible for organisations developing local circular economy initiatives, with co-financing and feasibility studies required for larger investments.
"Sorting Centers" Study
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME funds a territorial feasibility study that must precede investment applications for waste sorting or preparation centres, covering non-hazardous business waste, bulky waste, and (in overseas territories and Corsica) household packaging. It is aimed at local authorities and operators planning to create, modernise or extend such a centre, with funding of up to 80% of study cost capped at €50,000.
"Sorting Centre" Investment
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME offers financial support for feasibility or territorial studies and for investments to create, extend or modernise waste sorting centres, including commercial waste, bulky waste, household packaging (DROM-COM and Corsica), CSR preparation centres (DROM-COM and Corsica) and professional waste recovery sites. It is aimed at project owners in France seeking to build sorting infrastructure across the territory.
Study on reuse, reemployment and repair
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME co-funds up to 80% of feasibility studies, territorial diagnostics and assistance-to-project-owner missions for reuse, repurposing and repair activities such as recycling centres, repair workshops, upcycling ateliers and repair cafés. It targets French companies and organisations developing circular-economy reuse or repair projects.
Reuse, Reemployment, and Repair Investment
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's Reuse, Reemployment and Repair Investment subsidises equipment for preservative collection, storage, flow traceability, repair and refurbishment of objects, for projects that already have a feasibility study. It targets French organisations running reuse or repair projects consistent with their territorial circular-economy strategy.
Packaging Reuse Grants
Agence de la transition écologique (ADEME)
ADEME's Packaging Reuse Grants co-fund feasibility studies, diagnostics, small-scale experiments and reuse equipment so organisations can shift from single-use plastic packaging to reuse models. It is aimed at French businesses and organisations in supply chains seeking to structure circular packaging projects.
Hoogwaardige mestverwerking (HMV)
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
The HMV subsidy co-finances 40% of eligible costs for building or converting installations that process livestock manure into higher-value recycled products. It is aimed at businesses registered with RVO as intermediary companies, such as manure transporters or processors.
Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)
US Federal Government
NSF's Engineering Environmental Resiliency program funds fundamental research to advance resource and energy conservation, waste minimization, circular economy, and environmental protection through innovations in biotechnology, AI, nanotechnology, and sustainable manufacturing. The program supports universities and research institutions developing technologies for waste reduction, critical-mineral recycling, contaminant detection, and life-cycle assessment to strengthen U.S. manufacturing and energy resilience.
Solid Waste Management Grant Program
USDA-RUS
The USDA Rural Utilities Service Solid Waste Management Grant Program funds free technical assistance and training for rural communities on waste reduction, recycling, landfill operator skills, landfill closure planning, and water-pollution risks from landfills. Eligible organizations deliver these services regionally to rural associations through grant funds.
Startup India Seed Fund Scheme
Kerala Startup Mission
The Startup India Seed Fund Scheme provides early-stage grants (up to Rs. 20 lakhs) and debt/convertible funding (up to Rs. 50 lakhs) to help startups validate ideas, develop prototypes, and commercialize products. Eligible startups must be DPIIT-recognized, incorporated within two years, and focused on innovative solutions in priority sectors including waste management, water, agriculture, biotechnology, healthcare, energy, and mobility.