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Share out of strategic waste fund
14/05/2004
Environmental projects throughout Scotland are to
receive funding from the Executive's Strategic Waste
Fund.
Twenty-six community initiatives undertaking work such
as recycling of glass, plastic, paper and cans, computer
refurbishment, community composting, wood recycling, and
educational initiatives are to receive a share of nearly
£1.7 million.
Environment Minister Ross Finnie said:
"The Executive recognises the important role of the
community sector in helping Scotland become a less wasteful
society.
"By using innovative ideas there are many opportunities
for items which would otherwise be regarded as waste to
have a new lease of life. Many of these initiatives
receiving funding will not only benefit the environment but
will also provide employment and training opportunities and
also provide refurbished goods to socially disadvantaged
people.
"This substantial funding is an investment in the future
of Scotland's community waste sector."
1.
Lochaber Environment Group (LEG) -
£21,072
This project aims to promote home and community
composting in a rural area, thus contributing to the waste
prevention objectives of the National Waste Plan and the
Area Waste Plan for the Highlands.
2.
BTCV Scotland - £119,279*
To fund a kerbside collection service for 61,000
households in Falkirk; and an educational and promotional
programme managed by a Schools Recycling Officer and a
Community Recycling Officer.
3.
Moray Voluntary Services Organisation -
£47,407
This project aims to find a new use for obsolete but
serviceable computing equipment, to recycle unusable
components in an environmentally sound way and to extract
components which would normally be treated as waste. The
project also aims to promote awareness and educate local
people on issues relating to the environment and to
encourage members of the community to be environmentally
friendly. The project provides computing equipment at a
low cost to disabled/disadvantaged individuals and
voluntary/community groups.
4 and 5.
Lothian and Edinburgh Environmental
Partnership (LEEP) - £212,461*
- East Lothian Project - project relates to raising
the profile and depth of understanding of waste
minimisation, re-use and recycling.
- Edinburgh Project - project also relates to raising
the profile and depth of understanding of waste
minimisation, re-use and recycling.
6.
Lochpark Challenge - £39,400
This project aims to recycle waste wood removed from the
landfill stream. They operate from two sites in Moray: one
in central Elgin and a rural site in Forres. The project
offers places to 18 adults with learning difficulties. The
waste wood comes from the council, public and SMEs.
7.
Homebasics (Tweeddale) - £24,000
This project aims to collect and refurbish furniture
(thus ensuring it does not end up as waste going to
landfill) and other household goods and electrical items.
The furniture and other goods are then provided to
disadvantaged members of the community.
8.
Coach House Trust - £200,000
This project, in the West End of Glasgow, carries out a
wide range of work: community composting; waste wood
recycling; small-scale vermiculture (use of worms to break
down waste); demonstration projects on the uses of recycled
materials; and education and awareness of waste issues
(closely linked to the Eco-Schools initiative and to the
Waste Aware Glasgow campaign). Through its work on waste,
the project provides employment and training for people
suffering mental health problems or drug and alcohol
abuse. It also provides volunteering opportunities for
other members of the community.
9.
Shetland Amenity Trust - £20,876
This project carries out a variety of waste initiatives
in Shetland including waste minimisation and education,
recycling in schools, youth clubs and public places and
collection and recycling of agricultural plastics.
10,11,12
Greenlight Recycling - £491,398*
- Work in West Dunbartonshire and southern Argyll and
Bute which includes kerbside collections for
householders, commercial cardboard collections,
managing and operating a Civic Amenity site at Dalmoak,
office paper collections, green waste composting, glass
collections from licensed premises and Civic Amenity
sites and education and awareness.
- Work in Inverclyde which includes kerbside
collections for householders, commercial cardboard
collections, glass collections from licensed premises
and Civic Amenity sites, office paper collections and
confidential shredding, processing newsprint into
animal bedding and education and awareness.
- An on-going pilot project to increase glass
recycling tonnages in Argyll and Bute, including
raising education and awareness.
13.
Dun Beag Community Composting Scheme -
£12,000*
This is a small community composting scheme in
Tighnabruich, Argyll and Bute. The compost is provided
free of charge to local people and to the local primary
school.
14. Re-Jig (Recycle Islay and Jura Group) -
£33,126*
This project helps Argyll and Bute Council provide
kerbside recycling collections in Islay and Jura and also
services 20 recycling points in the islands.
15.
The GRAB Trust, Argyll and Bute -
£51,000*
This project raises public awareness of waste management
issues in Argyll and Bute; provides a waste and recycling
education resource to schools, community groups and the
public; promotes community recycling initiatives in Argyll
and Bute; promotes Argyll and Bute Council's own recycling
services and promotes litter campaigns.
16 and 17.
Campbeltown Waste Watchers - £120,000*
- Plastics recycling in Kintyre, with the aim of
recycling around 2 million bottles.
- Kerbside collections of recyclable materials in
Kintyre.
18.
Four Square Scotland - Edinburgh Furniture
Initiative - £26,920.77
This project aims to divert waste from landfill by
re-using furniture and white goods and providing such goods
to people on low income. It also aims to raise awareness
amongst both the public and business of furniture
re-use.
19 and 20.
LAMH Recycle Limited - £52,015.80*
- Project for can recycling in North
Lanarkshire.
- Project for PC recycling and refurbishment also in
North Lanarkshire.
LAMH use people with mental health problems to carry out
the recycling work.
21.
Moray Waste Busters - £23,098
Moray Waste Busters run a composting and vermiculture
(worms) project. The key aim of the project is to collect
kitchen waste from 350 households in Forres, feed the waste
to worms and produce a high quality compost.
22 and 23.
Grangemouth Enterprises - £38,200*
- A project in the Falkirk area to recycle IT
equipment
- A project in the Falkirk area to recycle white
goods
24.
Sustainable Technologies Information and Research
Network - £36,958
This project uses waste wood to make home composting
bins (thus encouraging home composting as well as using
waste wood).
25 .
The Wise Group - £68,365
Project encourages effective waste management in schools
(including providing support for schools participating in
Eco-Schools) and in tertiary education.
26.
Berwickshire Community Councils' Forum
Environmental Group - £20,588
The aim of this project is to employ a fieldworker to
provide advice to householders on waste minimisation,
partly by tours in an "Envirobus".
* Note. The awards marked with an asterix are maximum
awards which will be subject to review if local authorities
should be in a position to support the services after
receiving a Strategic Waste Fund award.
The awards are being made from the Executive's Strategic
Waste Fund: Community Sector (Temporary Support) designed
to support existing projects which had previously been
supported by the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme.
A further £5 million over two years has also been
announced for both new and existing community sector waste
projects.