Biffa Award funding totals £189m ahead of anniversary

The figure came as the charity announced that it will celebrate its 25^th anniversary in 2023.

Money for Biffa Award’s activities comes via Biffa Group’s input under the Landfill Communities Fund, which sees grants go to community organisations and charities in areas near landfills.

Originally created as Biffaward, the charity first supported projects related to waste and recycling. Government policy changes later saw landfill tax charity monies instead going not to waste related projects, but instead to more community-focused schemes.

Anniversary

In a statement heralding the anniversary year, Biffa Award said: “It’s a special year for us as we’re celebrating our 25^th anniversary! We’re so proud of the impact that our funding has had.”

Alongside news of the anniversary year, Biffa Award published its annual review for 2021/22.

In the review, the chair of Biffa Award, Andrew Moffat – who is a trustee at the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust – said: “It is great to be able to look back on what has been an impressive year of achievements for Biffa Award. Last year we were greatly impacted by the pandemic, which had rippling effects on all of our lives, as well as on our applicants.

“So, it has been a true privilege to be able to grant more than £3.6 million to community organisations and charities as part of the Landfill Communities Fund over the last year, continuing to have a huge impact on many lives during increasingly difficult financial times.”

Mr Moffat added: “The variety of projects we see never fails to amaze me, and none more so this year than some of our partnership grants scheme projects.”

Impressive

Rachel Maidment, Biffa Award’s grants manager, said: “Funding was distributed to 37 community and rebuilding biodiversity projects through our main grants scheme, and some fantastic largescale partnership grants scheme projects.

She added: “Funding of between £10,000 and £75,000 has enabled village halls and community centres to be renovated and refurbished to better serve their communities and bring people together – something we value more than ever since the Covid-19 pandemic.”

The board of Biffa Award includes Simon Rutledge from Biffa’s safety and environmental work, Jackie Doone, Biffa’s group indirect tax manager, and Mick Davis, chief operating officer for resources and energy. Other representatives come from the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts.