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£1.7 Million Competition to Reduce Plastic Pollution (UK)

WRAP and Innovate UK are making £1.7 million in funding available to innovators, investors and key industry stakeholders for plastics reduction projects in India, Chile, Kenya and South Africa.

The International Circular Plastics Flagship Competition will award grants of between £50,000 to £250,000 to enable UK businesses, including not-for-profits and research institutions, to conduct feasibility studies and implement a small scale in-country pilot trial of the intervention to reduce plastic pollution.

The competition will focus on flexible film packs including small format; reusable packaging and new business models; collection, sorting, cleaning and recycling; and end market development.

The deadline for applications is 11:45pm on the 13th January 2022.

 

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22nd November 2021