Funded by the Scottish Government, SMEs in the food and drink, construction, commercial and industrial sectors can access finance up to a maximum of £100 000 (~€ 113 000) for waste-prevention measures.
The £18 million (~€ 20 million) fund, administered by Zero Waste Scotland, offers investment for SMEs based in Scotland, and supports work that will deliver circular economy growth. It is supported by the European Regional Development Fund through the £ 73 million (~€ 82 million) Resource Efficiency Circular Economy Accelerator Programme. The fund is designed to fund organisations wishing to explore and pioneer circular approaches/identify, and develop and bring new business models and innovative technologies to market.
The Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment is operated by the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development. The programme supports low-carbon economy initiatives, environmental protection, adaptation to climate change, transport and energy security.
In particular, the following priority axes (PA) can be used to finance projects in resource efficiency and environmental protection:
A national operational programme financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and operated by Ministry of Economic Development. The main objective of the programme is to boost innovation in the Polish economy primarily by increasing expenditure on R&D and innovation by businesses.
The programme consists of five priority areas:
A fund to stimulate pro-innovative services linked to national smart specialisation. Linked to accredited Innovation Centres, supported measures include product or process innovation of technological nature, co-financed up to 70 %.
Total budget for the programme: PLN 81 million (~€ 19 million) for 2016-2021
Individuual grants cannot be lower than PLN 35 000 (~€ 8 300) and higher than PLN 294 000 (~€ 70 400).
The SOKÓŁ programme helps companies develop or implement innovative environmental technologies that reduce the impact of their plants, installations and equipment on the environment, as part of their national smart specialisation measures.
The aim of the Ecological Accumulator for Industry (E-Kumulator) programme is to reduce the negative impact of projects on the environment through investment activities. This includes reduced consumption of primary raw materials (as part of production) by replacing them with recyclable materials or waste. The programme also includes projects that reduce the amount of waste produced and harmful emissions released into the atmosphere.
Supported measures: reduced primary raw material use, reduced or avoided emissions
Farming Connect is one of four schemes within the Welsh Government Rural Communities - Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which focuses on revitalisation of rural communities and provides support for agriculture and forestry in Wales.
Practical guidelines to help companies apply life cycle costing (LCC) and life cycle assessment (LCA) principles to reduce their products' environmental impacts while contributing to greater social and economic well-being. The case studies included in the guide help to show LCC methodology in practice.
These ecodesign guidelines help companies to introduce environmental improvements in their product design processes. They include technical specifications based on general life cycle assessments and previous research and data.
There is specific guidebook for eight different product categories: automotive components, electric and electronic equipment, machine tools, packaging, construction material, furniture, urban furniture, and textiles. Practical examples of the ecodesign methodology for each product category are provided.