The Western Riverside
Environmental Fund was set up in April 1999 as a partnership between the
Western Riverside Waste Authority and Groundwork UK. To date over
£2.5 million has been made available to environmental
projects within the boroughs of Lambeth, Wandsworth, Hammersmith
& Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea.
The fund utilises landfill tax credits arising from household
rubbish and other waste handled by the Authority’s waste
transfer stations at Smugglers Way, Wandsworth and Cringle Dock,
Battersea. Contributions to the fund are made by Cory
Environmental.
Applications are invited
from projects that work with local communities to promote
environmental improvements and sustainable waste management in the
four boroughs. Grants are usually offered in the range of
£5,000 - £25,000 with some flexibility to approve
higher amounts in exceptional circumstances. WREF is part of
the Landfill Communities Fund and is subject to Landfill Tax
Regulations as set by ENTRUST.