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INCREASE
III Programmes 2008 - 2011
The INCREASE III
programme 2008 - 2011 builds on the success of the two previous
INCREASE programmes from 2004 - 2008. The Scottish Government
have allocated £7.5 million to this Programme over the
three year funding period 2008-11. This programme is earmarked
to support not-for-profit community based organisations to
develop local solutions to increase tonnage diversion and
waste prevention strategies
What
is the funding for?
Main aim of funding
The aim of the
INCREASE programme is to help not-for-profit, community based
organisations develop projects that will increase the
reduction, reuse, recycling and composting of waste in line
with the move towards a Zero Waste Scotland.
Additional aims
include:
Move sector away
from a reliance on grant funding.
Develop financially sustainable community recycling models.
Increase capacity of individual organisations to develop their
ideas.
Allow for the implementation of new and innovative recycling
services.
Consistent with the delivery of a Zero Waste Scotland.
Move towards sustainable waste management activities.
INCREASE
III comprises the strands below.
INCREASE
Capacity (Graduate Placement Programme) gives your
organisation access to the skills and knowledge of some of
Scotland's finest graduates from a wide range of disciplines,
including marketing, computing, design, business and environmental
management
INCREASE
Investment
The purpose of this investment fund is to provide up to 50
percent funding (there may be some flexibility in this apportionment
at the discretion of Zero Waste Scotland and Social Investment
Scotland) in the form of a grant and the balance in the form
of a loan for not-for-profit community sector organisations
to improve the waste prevention, recovery, recycling and /
or re-use capability and infrastructure across Scotland. The
loan component will be provided through Social Investment
Scotland and the application process for both will be done
simultaneously.
All applications
to INCREASE III will need to show how they contribute to the
Scottish Government's Zero Waste vision for Scotland.
How
much money is available?
detailed in the individual programmes above.
Who
can apply?
This programme is earmarked to support not-for-profit community
based organisations to develop local solutions to increase
tonnage diversion and waste prevention strategies
When
to apply
contact
Zero Wast Scotland
Suite
1b
Hillside House
Laurelhill Business Park
Stirling
FK7 9JQ
Tel: 01786
468 890
Email:
helpline@zerowastescotland.org.uk
website: http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/index.html
Key
words: environment, recycling, waste management
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