– Lord Rooker
The three-year Community Waste Innovation Fund, announced by Northern Ireland environment minister Jeff Rooker today, is being shared between 15 voluntary or community-based organisations.
Lord Rooker said: “This fund will bring together people from all walks of life with a single goal of making a difference to the environment, through minimising Northern Ireland's waste.”
The funding includes 100,000 towards a new cooking oil recycling plant, 450,000 towards a new electronics recycling plant, 266,867 towards a household composting scheme and 425,392 for a primary school waste education programme.
Programmes
Lord Rooker said: “We have education and awareness programmes being developed alongside community recycling schemes, and even a waste vegetable oil recycling facility. Accessible outlets for the collection and re-sale of bulkier goods will allow more waste to be reused.”
“What's more, these are inclusive projects, taking in economically vulnerable areas and special interest groups.”
Beneficiaries of the funding include Oxfam Northern Ireland, Bryson House – the charity that works with London firm ECT Recycling in Northern Irish recycling activities.
Awards
Full details for the awards were as follows:
|
Organisation |
Project |
Funding () |
| Greater Shantallow Area Partnership
|
Recycling initiative giving initially 5000 homes (increasing to 10,000), the opportunity to compost household-generated organic material. |
266,867 |
| Bryson House, Rathlin Island |
Providing each Rathlin dwelling with a container to store and carry materials to a newly created multi – material bring site on the island. |
9,858 |
| Homewrap Ltd
|
A waste vegetable oil recycling and bio diesel refining plant which will refine 2 million litres per year. |
100,000 |
Conservation Volunteers NI
|
A kerbside green waste collection facility in Coleraine Borough, with a processing yard and associated equipment. |
126,548 |
| East Belfast Mission
|
A new outlet for the resale of second-hand furniture and electrical appliances. |
450,000 |
| Oxfam NI, Armagh
|
A collection and processing service for unwanted furniture, household items and smaller electrical goods. |
69,350 |
| Bryson House, Sort It Out
|
‘Sort It Out' waste minimisation educational programme for primary school children to promote and create awareness of waste management. |
425,392 |
| Carnany Community Association |
A mini recycling centre within Carnany Estate, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim. |
52,800 |
| Derg Valley Care Ltd
|
Glass for Life project recycling glass to create meaningful employment for 20 adults with learning disabilities. |
202,753 |
| Limavady Community Development Initiative |
Home collection service for glass, textiles, furniture, garden waste and paper. |
167,758 |
| Centre 4ARD
|
Electrical components dis-assembly plant to extract end of life re-usable electrical materials. |
450,000 |
Envirocentre Ltd
|
Northern Ireland Sustainability and Resources Institute as part of the Queens University Centre for Sustainability and Environmental Governance. |
154,000 |
Sustainable NI
|
Major NI-wide conference in November 2005 on community waste issues and produce a Waste Guide highlighting best practice and offering practical help. |
21,000 |
|
Baglady Productions
|
The NEEDabag 2 project to encourage alternatives to plastic bags, promote recycling, and reduce the number of non-biodegradable plastic bags to the environment. |
58,480 |
Voluntary Services Lisburn Ltd |
A collection service for unwanted domestic white goods and a ‘drop off' area for the public to bring unwanted items for reuse or recycling. |
450,000 |
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