CRED information

Community Recycling and Economic Development and the Big Lottery Fund

With support from the Community Recycling and Economic Development (CRED) Programme who have provided the funding to enable us to expand the factory infrastructure.

The CRED Programme, managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts (RSWT) and nine consortium partners, distributes National Lottery money on behalf of the Big Lottery Fund under its Transforming Waste funding programme.

Launched in January 2003, the CRED Programme aims to guarantee that £36.5million of Lottery Funding, available for local recycling, reuse and composting, is delivered to meet the needs of disadvantaged communities in England, to improve their quality of life and achieve sustainable management of resources.