Envirolink Northwest

Description

Envirolink Northwest is supported by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to improve the competitiveness of the region’s ETS sector and to ensure Northwest companies realise the business opportunities this sector offers.

Three core teams exist:
1. Energy and Renewables
2. Integrated Land and Water
3.Recycling and Waste

Market development activities

The Recycling and Waste team was set up in 2006 to support the sector in the development of technology and markets to increase growth and to divert waste from landfill. This is achieved through a unique delivery model:

Research & Development – facilitating co-operative research and development work in industry and academia.

Technology Commercialisation – demonstrating capabilities of new technologies.

Sector Development – supporting the North West region to become the premier hub for waste related operations, throughout the UK and worldwide.

Market Development – ensuring that high-value and practical uses are developed for materials produced by waste treatment and recycling.

Summary of services:

Buy Recycled Code

Supply chain directories

Networking and ‘meet the buyer’ events

Competitions and grants

Market studies

Promotion of the sector

Finance and funding

Specialist advice

Funding sources

Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA)

DEFRA’s Business Resource Efficiency & Waste (BREW) fund

Local Authorities in the North West

Partners

Government Office for the North West

Cumbria Strategic Waste Partnership

Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority

Greater Manchester Waste Partnership

Cheshire Waste Partnership

WRAP

Resource Efficiency KTN

Environment Agency

Centre for Construction Innovation NW

United Utilities

JWS Waste & Recycling Services Ltd

Recycling.co.uk

University of Central Lancashire (UcLAN)

Hadfield Wood Recyclers

White Moss Horticulture

Emerge Recycling

NW Community Waste Network

Banks Developments