Who is Waste Recycling Group?
Waste Recycling Group Ltd is one of the UK's leading waste management and energy recovery companies and handles some 13 million tonnes of household, commercial and industrial waste each year.
About 50% of Waste Recycling Group´s business is accounted for by waste management contracts with more than 70 local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales. The Company is owned by the international construction and environmental services group, Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC), and operates facilities for the reception, recycling and disposal of waste, including a network of waste transfer and recycling centres and strategically situated landfill sites. WRG is also one of the largest operators of civic amenity sites on behalf of local authorities for use by the general public, including three in Milton Keynes.
Funding for community projects through WREN
Using funding from the landfill tax raised by WRG, many projects in the Milton Keynes area have benefited from landfill tax credits that have been distributed by WREN (Waste Recycling Environmental Limited) through the landfill communities fund. WREN was formed by WRG in 1997 to ensure its own landfill tax credits are cost-effectively used to benefit the maximum number of people it can, especially those who live near landfill sites.
In the Milton Keynes area, a number of community projects have been funded through WREN including:
- A grant of just under £25K to the refurbishment of Water Eaton Youth Hall in Bletchley
- £50K towards the completion of the Lovat Fields Village Hall, Milton Keynes
- Funding of £35K towards new play equipment at Riverside Park Play Area, Stony Stratford
- A grant of £11K for refurbishment towards Swanbourne Village Hall, Swanbourne
Many other projects in the local area have also been funded and as waste inputs are set to rise at the site, so will the opportunity for more funding to be available to local community groups.
For further information about WREN and applying for funding, please visit their website www.wren.org.uk or write to Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd, WREN House, Manor Farm, Bridgham, Norwich, Norfolk, NR16 2RX, tel: 01953 717165 or email wren@wren.org.uk