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 £3 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. WREF is part of the Landfill Communities Fund and is
subject to Landfill Tax Regulations as set by ENTRUST.