Waste Reduction grants
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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 — 181 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.
The funders publishing waste reduction grants here include 51084000, 51176920, 51176647, among 2 others. 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.
Geographic coverage on this page spans EUROPE, Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan. Eligibility is usually tied to where the work happens or where the applying organisation is registered, and the two are not always the same — worth checking before investing time in an application.
15 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.
Circular Economy and Zero Pollution
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This is a callable funding programme under the EU's LIFE scheme supporting circular economy and zero pollution projects through Standard Action Projects (SAP). It funds environmental initiatives advancing circular economy principles and pollution reduction across eligible EU and associated countries.
Develop breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres
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This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation projects to develop breakthrough sustainable bio-based textile fibres, addressing microplastics and environmental impact in the textile industry. Eligible applicants include research institutions, universities, SMEs, and large companies working on materials engineering, polymers, and sustainable textile manufacturing.
Films and coatings for circular packaging
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds development of bio-based films and coatings for circular packaging that meet safe-and-sustainable-by-design principles, targeting end-of-life recyclability and food/non-food packaging applications. Eligible applicants include companies, research institutions, and consortia across EU member states and associated countries.
SSbD bio-based solutions for home and/or personal care
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This grant funds full industrial-scale biorefinery projects producing Safe and Sustainable by Design bio-based solutions for home, personal care, and cosmetics sectors. Eligible projects must demonstrate TRL 8 production, integrate solutions into market-ready end-products, and reduce fossil-feedstock dependence while preventing water pollution and microplastics.
Develop breakthrough and sustainable bio-based textile fibres
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This funder grant funds research and innovation projects developing sustainable, bio-based textile fibres from renewable biomass, including waste feedstock, with focus on scalable production, circularity, and lifecycle safety. Eligible applicants include research institutions, SMEs, and large companies working on man-made bio-based, semi-synthetic, or refined natural fibres.
Biotech routes for valorisation of residual biomass
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This funder Innovation Action grant funds biotechnology-based projects that convert residual biomass into high-value bio-based chemicals, polymers, materials, and enzymes through scalable biorefinery processes. Eligible applicants are organizations developing robust, circular biotech solutions that integrate pretreatment, separation, and purification while addressing environmental and resource efficiency concerns.
Bio-based additives as alternatives to unlock and increase recyclability and/or biodegradability
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This grant funds development of Safe and Sustainable by Design bio-based additives that improve circular end-of-life for materials and products, enabling recyclability or biodegradability for currently difficult-to-recycle materials. Eligible applicants are organizations (startups, SMEs, large companies, research institutions, consortia) demonstrating innovative synthesis at TRL 6+ with validated market-relevant technical performance across at least two sectors.
Circular Economy and Zero Pollution
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This is a European Commission LIFE programme grant supporting projects that advance circular economy principles and eliminate pollution across the EU. It funds organizations implementing concrete circular economy and zero-pollution initiatives, from waste reduction to sustainable resource management.
FY27 Brownfields Job Training (JT) Grants
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This EPA grant funds job training programs that prepare unemployed and underemployed residents for full-time environmental careers in brownfields cleanup and site remediation. Eligible organizations deliver training in hazardous waste assessment, chemical risk management, stormwater management, and green infrastructure installation.
Demonstrating and deploying innovative collection, sorting-for-reuse and repair systems for textiles at city/region level (Circular Cities and Regions Initiative topic)
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This grant funds demonstration and deployment of innovative textile collection, sorting-for-reuse, and repair systems at city and regional level to advance circular economy principles. It targets cities, regions, and consortia implementing circular business models for textile waste reduction and material recovery.
Advancing recycling technologies for mixed post-consumer textiles waste from blended products
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This grant funds innovation in recycling technologies for mixed post-consumer textile waste, particularly from blended fiber products, to advance circular economy and sustainable value chains. It targets research, development, and demonstration of advanced recycling solutions with €5–6 million per project.
Advanced recovery of critical raw materials from Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
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This Horizon Europe call funds advanced technologies and business models for recovering critical raw materials from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), supporting circular economy innovation. Eligible applicants include companies, research institutions, and consortia developing recovery processes, extraction methods, and circular business models.
Improving circularity of multilayer flexible plastic food contact packaging
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This Horizon Europe innovation action funds projects to improve the circular economy and recyclability of multilayer flexible plastic food contact packaging, addressing waste reduction and sustainable design. It targets consortia developing new recycling technologies, materials, and business models for complex plastic packaging.
Capacity Building Support for Food Banking Network - 2026-2027
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This grant supports capacity-building initiatives for the European Food Bank Federation to strengthen its organizational and operational capabilities during 2026-2027. It targets food waste prevention and reduction across Europe's food banking network.
Hoogwaardige mestverwerking (HMV)
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This is a Dutch government grant programme supporting high-quality manure processing and waste valorisation projects. It targets enterprises and organisations seeking to implement circular-economy solutions in agricultural waste management.
EU support to stakeholders to improve measurement of food waste and help implement food waste prevention in their operations and organisation - 2026-2027
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This EU grant supports stakeholders in measuring food waste and implementing prevention strategies within their operations and organisations. It targets food system actors seeking to reduce waste through improved measurement and operational change.
Feasibility Study for Reuse and Flexibility
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The funder supports feasibility studies to identify circular economy measures and their climate/resource impacts in early-phase building projects, focusing on reuse of buildings and materials and flexible design to reduce new construction. The programme targets the building and real estate sector in Norway to reduce material-related emissions and construction waste.
Studies for the creation, expansion or modernization of sorting centers for economic waste and waste facilities for professionals
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This grant funds the creation, expansion, and modernization of sorting centers and waste management facilities for professional/commercial waste streams in France. It supports circular-economy infrastructure development by enabling waste operators and businesses to build or upgrade sorting and processing capacity.
Tanzania National Plastic Action Plan (TZ-NPAP)
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This grant funds the development and implementation of Tanzania's National Plastic Action Plan to reduce plastic pollution and advance circular economy and biosphere protection goals. It supports organizations working on plastic waste reduction, environmental management, and biodiversity conservation in Tanzania.
Tanzania National Plastic Action Plan (TZ-NPAP)
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The Tanzania National Plastic Action Plan is a UNDP-funded initiative partnering with the World Economic Forum's Global Plastic Action Partnership to tackle plastic pollution through circular economy solutions. It brings together governments, businesses, civil society, and innovators to address plastic pollution in rivers, deltas, and oceans via policy reform, finance unlocking, behavior change, innovation, metrics harmonization, and inclusive engagement.
Innovative circular solutions for end-of-life footwear through collection, sorting and recycling
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This Horizon Europe call funds innovative circular economy solutions for end-of-life footwear, including collection, sorting, recycling, and reuse infrastructure to address footwear waste and microplastics. It targets consortia of companies, SMEs, research institutions, and other organizations developing scalable, circular business models and digital product passports for the footwear sector.
Developing novel recycling technologies for complex plastic materials applying biotech solutions
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This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation projects developing novel biotechnology-based recycling technologies for complex plastic materials, with up to €5M per project. It targets consortia advancing circular economy and industrial biotechnology solutions to reduce plastic waste and create new value chains.
Capacity building for extending product lifecycles through repair and refurbishment
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This Horizon Europe call funds capacity-building initiatives to extend product lifecycles through repair and refurbishment services, targeting electronics, footwear, furniture, and household appliances. It supports educators, entrepreneurs, and vocational training providers to build skills and knowledge in circular economy practices, with awards of €4–5 million per project.
Enhancing ecodesign and circularity of consumer electronics
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This Horizon Europe call funds innovation projects to enhance the environmental design and circular economy practices of consumer electronics, including design for recycling, resource efficiency, and new business models. Eligible applicants include research institutions, companies, and consortia across EU member states and associated countries.
Crafting routes to a circular economy
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This Horizon Europe call funds research and innovation projects advancing circular economy principles through design, business models, and sustainable practices across sectors including textiles, food, construction, and cultural heritage. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, SMEs, large companies, and nonprofits collaborating on closed-loop systems, adaptive reuse, and frugal innovation aligned with the New European Bauhaus.
Advancing circular logistics solutions in cities
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This Horizon Europe Innovation Action funds projects advancing circular logistics solutions in cities, with a focus on decarbonisation, waste reduction, and urban mobility through digital and AI-enabled strategies. Eligible applicants include cities, enterprises, research institutions, and consortia working to implement climate-neutral and smart city missions.
IND-TCCF Plastics Circularity
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The TCCF Plastics Circularity Project funds plastic waste management infrastructure, recycling systems, and circular economy transitions across nine Asian countries (India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam). It targets organizations working to reduce plastic waste, improve waste management infrastructure, and advance circular economy practices in the region.
IND-TCCF Plastics Circularity
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This UNDP-funded initiative supports plastic waste management and circular economy transition across nine Asian countries by improving recycling infrastructure, reducing plastic leakage, and collecting plastic waste at scale. It targets governments, NGOs, and local organizations working on waste management and environmental protection in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
Resilient and Sustainable Data Infrastructures and Digital Equipment
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EcoIDEN supports innovative demonstrator and industrialisation projects advancing responsible digital sector development through two themes: energy/water-efficient data infrastructures with waste-heat recovery, and circular economy for digital equipment via ecodesign, repair, reuse, and sector robotisation. The call targets companies, research institutions, and consortia across France seeking to accelerate circular economy adoption in digital value chains.
Greenov'i - Support Project for Green Entrepreneurship in Tunisia
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This EU-funded grant supports green entrepreneurs and businesses in Tunisia through financing and mentoring in green innovation, circular economy, sustainable tourism, and craft-sector upgrading. Eligible applicants include economic operators and enterprises seeking to transition to sustainable business models.
Management of Biowaste from Economic Actors
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This grant funds projects addressing biowaste management from businesses and economic actors, supporting circular economy and ecological transition objectives. It targets organizations implementing waste reduction, resource recovery, and sustainable biowaste handling practices in France.
Studies and Structural Investments for Waste Management in Overseas Territories and Corsica
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This grant funds studies and structural investments in waste management infrastructure and circular-economy projects across French overseas territories and Corsica. It targets public and private entities seeking to improve waste systems and advance ecological transition in these regions.
Diagnostic and Project Support Studies for a Methanization Installation
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This grant funds diagnostic studies and project support for methanization (anaerobic digestion) installations in France, supporting the transition to renewable energy and circular economy practices. It is targeted at organizations planning or developing biogas/biomethane projects as part of ecological transition efforts.
Implementation of Anaerobic Digestion Installations
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This grant funds the implementation and deployment of anaerobic digestion installations to convert organic waste into biogas and renewable energy, supporting France's circular economy and ecological transition goals. Eligible applicants likely include waste management operators, energy producers, and environmental enterprises seeking to build or upgrade AD infrastructure.
Emergence and consolidation of a circular economy in overseas territories and Corsica
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ADEME funds projects that advance circular economy in French overseas territories and Corsica through waste reduction, product lifespan extension, recycling infrastructure, and sustainable food practices. Eligible applicants include public and private organizations conducting diagnostics, feasibility studies, equipment acquisition, and capacity-building activities tailored to ultra-marine and Corsican contexts.
Creation, extension or modernisation of a waste sorting centre for economic activity waste and professional waste facilities
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This grant funds the creation, extension, or modernization of waste sorting and processing facilities for business and professional waste streams in France. It supports circular-economy infrastructure development through ADEME, France's ecological transition agency.
Studies on Biowaste Management by Economic Actors
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This grant funds research and studies on how economic actors (businesses, organizations) can improve their biowaste management practices, supporting France's circular economy and ecological transition goals. It targets organizations seeking to develop, test, or implement sustainable biowaste solutions.
Support for studies and diagnostics for reuse and repair (excluding packaging)
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This grant funds studies, diagnostics, and feasibility assessments for reuse and repair business models and infrastructure, excluding packaging. It targets organizations developing circular-economy solutions in France under ADEME's ecological transition mandate.
Support for investments in reuse and repair (excluding packaging)
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ADEME supports investments in reuse and repair infrastructure and services to extend product lifecycles and reduce waste, excluding packaging. The grant targets businesses, social enterprises, and organizations implementing circular-economy solutions in France.
Support for Reuse of Packaging
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This grant from France's ecological transition agency (ADEME) supports projects that advance the reuse and circular use of packaging materials, reducing waste and environmental impact. It targets organizations working on packaging reuse systems and circular-economy solutions within France.
Sport bez odpadu 2026: Voda
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This grant supports sports clubs across the Czech Republic to implement waste reduction and sustainable water management practices at stadiums. It is designed for sports organizations seeking to improve environmental performance in their operations.
Fanya Safi Waste Coalition
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This grant supports a multi-stakeholder waste management coalition in Lamu County, Kenya to coordinate solid waste reduction and recycling efforts. It is designed for organizations working collaboratively on waste infrastructure and circular economy outcomes in a specific geographic region.
Kijitoni Dump Site REVAMP and Tree Planting
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This grant funds the revitalization of the Kijitoni dump site in Lamu through waste management improvements and tree planting to restore degraded land. It targets environmental organizations and community groups working on solid waste and land restoration in the Lamu region.
Bahari Moja – Kiunga Reserve Cleanup and Plastic Recycling
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This grant funds cleanup operations and plastic recycling infrastructure at the Kiunga Marine Reserve in Kenya, addressing marine litter and ocean pollution. It supports nonprofits, community groups, and social enterprises working on coastal environmental restoration and circular-economy solutions in East Africa.
Usafi Mtaani – Clean Streets
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Usafi Mtaani funds solid waste management and street-cleaning initiatives to improve waste handling in Lamu communities. The grant targets local organizations and community groups working on environmental sanitation and waste reduction.
Tackling Biodiversity Loss Through Marine Litter and Data Collection
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This grant funds marine litter removal and environmental data collection activities in Lamu County, Kenya, with the primary goal of addressing biodiversity loss in coastal and marine ecosystems. Eligible applicants likely include nonprofits, community groups, and research institutions working on marine conservation and waste management in the region.
Kizingoni Beach Cleaning and Turtle Protection
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This grant funds beach cleaning activities and turtle protection efforts at Kizingoni Beach in Lamu County, Kenya. It supports marine conservation and solid waste management initiatives in a coastal ecosystem.
Solutions for Change
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This grant funds the development, deployment, and scaling of solutions that reduce unmanaged plastic waste and advance circular economy systems globally. It supports economically viable, environmentally beneficial, and socially responsible projects worldwide that demonstrate scalable blueprints for plastic circularity.