ENTRUST

ENTRUST is the regulator of the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) and does not allocate or have influence over the distribution of landfill tax monies. It is a private company who are self-financing but operate on a not-for-profit basis.

Landfill Communities Fund, (LCF)

This tax credit scheme encourages and enables landfill site operators to contribute money to approved Environmental Bodies to carry out "environmental" projects in accordance with the objectives set out in the 1996 Landfill Tax Regulations.

What is the funding for?
The LCF will support a wide range of environmental projects, as long as they comply with one or more of the following Objects:

Object A. to remediate contaminated land

Object B . projects that reduce or prevent pollution on land

Object D . projects that provide or maintain public ammenities or parks within 10 miles of a landfill site

Object DA . to preserve biodiversity (either species or habitats) at a site or in water

Object E. The restoration of a church or other historic building of architectural interest.

Object F: To provide a service to another Environmental Body.

(objects c and cc were removed on 1st April 2003)

How much money is available?
Grants made through the LCF are made entirely at the discretion of the landfill operators.The most common way to receive funding is to approach a Distributive Environmental Body (DEB). These bodies distribute funds on behalf of the landfill operator or for more than one LOs. DEBs help others to access the LCF monies.

Who can apply?
Your organisation must have a written constitution reflecting at least one of the five objectives stated in the Landfill Tax Regulations of 1996. You may be able to change your existing constitution or create a new one to satisfy this. You must be a non-profit making body, although you do not need to be a registered charity. You may be a body corporate, a trust, a partnership or other unincorporated body but must NOT be controlled by one or more of the following: a local authority, bodies corporate controlled by one or more local authority or a registered landfill operator. The project to be funded should be located within ten miles of a landfill site.

When to apply
At any time.

How to apply
To apply for money from the LCF you must first enroll with ENTRUST as an Environmental Body for which there is a charge of £100, or you can apply through an already registered body.

If you live within the Buchan area, and would like assistance on the Landfill Communities Fund, contact the Buchan Development Partnership, who are ENTRUST registered and can give you more information. If you are within 10 miles of the Stoneyhill Landfill Site at Cruden Bay then click on the SITA Trust link to see how you can apply for funding.

Other funds operating in other areas of Scotland included Biffawards and Viridor

Telephone : 01771 613584 or e-mail BDP

Key words: Community, education, environment, heritage, sustainable development.