Envirolink Northwest Organics Projects
The Recycling and Waste programme supports the organics sector across the whole supply chain:
- Research and Development – facilitating co-operative research and development work in industry and academia
- Technology Commercialisation – demonstrating capabilities of new organic waste treatment technologies
- Sector Development – supporting companies who deal with organic waste and promoting the sector in the UK and overseas
- Market Development – developing stable and high-value markets for organic products
Contacts:
Organisation website: www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk
| Name | Programmes | Office Tel | Mobile | |
| Helen Rawlinson | Market Development | h.rawlinson@envirolinknorthwest.co.uk | 01925 856034 | 07792 333929 |
| Ruth Burgin | Sector Development | r.burgin@envirolinknorthwest.co.uk | 01925 856037 | 07970 360190 |
Work in progress (headlines)
| Period | Programme/ Funder | Description | Contact |
| Jan 07 - Mar 08 | Market Development | WRAP funded trailblazer project - Envirolink is project msnsging two brownfield demonstration sites in the NW region for soil manufacture using compost. This includes research into carbon storage in soils. | HR |
| Feb 08 | Sector/Market Development | Supporting two NW composting companies wit antrade mission to the US Composting Council conference in California. | HR |
| Ongoing | All Programmes | Technical and business support competitions: 1. Research and development grants for innovative new technologies or products, covering 50% of costs up to the value of £10k. Academic or industry partners can also be sought for successful R&D proposals. 2. Capital and revenue grants covering 50% of costs up to £10k to the fund the demonstration f new technologies in the region. 3. Technical or business support up to the value of £6k to suport the expansion or start up of any type of recycling and waste business. 4. Technical support for trias or demonstration projects involving the application of organic materials including compost and soils. | HR or RB |
Completed projects (linked to case studies reports)
| Period | Programme/ Funder | Description | Contact |
| 2005/06 | Clean Merseyside Centre | Woodlands from Waste project funded by WRAP and delivered in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University and The Mersey Forest. Compost was demonstrated in soft-end use applications on several brownfield restoration sites in the NW region. | HR |
| Outputs | Chorley Case Study (131 kb) ![[pdf]](http://www.remadenetwork.org.uk/display_images/document_icons/pdf.gif){kind=icon} | ||
| May 07 - Jun 07 | Market Development | Demonstration project using compost for interim greening at an industrial site in Ellesmere Port. | HR |
| Outputs | None available. | ||
| Mar 07 - Jul 07 | Market Development | Review of research aimed at assessing the current status of knowledge relating to compost, biosolids and paper crumb use in the reclamation of brownfield land. | HR |
| Outputs | None available. | ||
| Feb 07 - Mar 07 | Market Development | Compost workshops for the landscape and sports turf sectors. | RB |
| Outputs | Presentation Landscaping 1 (1447 kb) | ||
| Aug 07 | Market Development | Trade stand at the Southport FLower Show tom showcase NW companies including WRS Composting. | HR |
| Outputs | WRS Compost Case Study (641 kb) | ||
| Jan 07 - Mar 07 | Sector Development | Odour abatement technology appraisal carried out for TEG Environmental. | RB |
| Outputs | TEG Case Study (489 kb) |