*** UPDATE 15th June 2020 – Please note, this is the relaunched scheme. If you have previously downloaded the guidance documents prior to 15th June 2020, please download the new application pack by registering your details on the form at the bottom of this page. ***
Overview
The aim of this grant is to support projects that will enable textile waste materials to be recycled or re-used, diverting this waste from landfill or incineration, ensuring that it remains a valuable resource.
WRAP is looking to support projects that demonstrate a level of innovation beyond normal industry practice. This may include new technologies, equipment not tried and tested before, or interventions that help to address and overcome barriers to textile recycling or re-use.
- The grant will now fund 100% capital costs.
- The grant will now be released in advanced milestones payments.
- The grant can be used to fund any capital costs associated with a business reconfiguration in response to Government guidelines on COVID-19 safety measures, where this forms an integral part of an innovative proposal/project.
To be eligible, applicants must be a legal registered entity operating or planning to operate in England.
You must be able to demonstrate that you can secure a regular supply of textiles waste materials (clothing & linens only) that can be recycled and/or re-used as part of your operation and demonstrate end-market arrangements for the output textile products.
This scheme will be assessed on a rolling basis. The initial application window is open from Monday 15th June until Monday 13th July. Dates for subsequent rounds will be announced on this webpage.
Assessment period open | Closing date for applications | Aim to inform applicants of outcome |
Monday 15th June 2020 | Monday 13th July 2020 | 10th August 2020 |
Monday 13th July 2020 | Monday 3rd August 2020 | 7th September 2020 |
Monday 3rd August 2020 | Monday 24th August 2020 | 28th September 2020 |
What is eligible?
Your project must demonstrate how it addresses one or more of the current barriers to reprocessing and re-use of textiles. The following are considered barriers:
- Quality and quantity of feedstocks may not be cost effectively and efficiently processed using manual sorting alone;
- Chemical recycling processes may be commercially further off than mechanical processes, but they may offer higher economic potential in the long run;
- The development of technical processes and more supply chain integration to enable scale up to a commercial size; and
- Demand from brands and retailers is essential, as is positive consumer perceptions of the use of post-consumer textiles.
