London Waste and Recycling Board brokerage and funding opportunities

London Waste and Recycling Board invites expressions of interest for its brokerage service and funding opportunities to help manage London's rubbish and boost recycling

In February 2009 the London Waste and Recycling Board launched a waste 'brokerage’ service to deal with the 21 million tonnes of rubbish produced in London each year.

The Board is now inviting ‘expressions of interest’ for funding and/or access to its brokerage service. An expression of interest form is available to down load below. Applicants are advised that State Aid is a key legal consideration for all organisations seeking financial assistance from the London Waste and Recycling Board. State Aid will be essential in the evaluation of the projects the Board chooses to fund. When preparing an expression of interest it is the responsibility of the project sponsor to conduct its own evaluation of their project's compliance with State Aid regulations. The State Aid Process and Checklist document, available to download below, will assist applicants in considering State Aid and sets out key stages in evaluating and complying with State Aid requirements.

The brokerage is the Board’s primary delivery mechanism and has been established through the 2009/10 Business Plan.

The 2009/10 Business Plan is the first plan produced by the Board and builds on the priorities agreed by the Board at its December 2008 meeting, describing the steps that it is going to take to deliver its objectives. The Board has identified the waste materials that it will focus upon, and the interventions that it will support based on its ability to make a significant impact. The Business Plan is the main reference document for any one looking to submit an expression of interest. The full 2009/10 Business Plan document is available to download below.

The Board has scheduled meetings for 2009/10 and is inviting expressions of interest throughout the year.

Expressions of interest will be reviewed as received, and will be reported to the Board at the next scheduled meeting.