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How to apply for food waste funding


The requirement to collect separate food waste from all properties weekly will be a new burden for English local authorities. Defra has confirmed in its Net Zero Strategy that £295M of capital funding will be made available to local authorities for food waste collection vehicles and containers; currently, only a proportion of just less than half of collection authorities in England are collecting food waste.
As a public buying organisation, ESPO can help you to achieve these goals in a compliant and cost-effective manner through our framework solutions. We have been approved by WRAP as a recommended framework provider for you to procure food waste vehicles, caddies and liners - read WRAP's supplementary procurement guidance.
Please see our framework services below that can support with your public sector procurement process:
Specialist Vehicles (Outright Purchase) framework (215)
Lot 1: RCV's
In the first instance, please follow the link to complete the online access agreement: Specialist Vehicles (Outright Purchase) (215)
Please note: ESPO is experiencing extended lead times for deliveries of up to 18 months in some cases, so please take this into account.
Refuse and Recycling Products (Including Wheeled Bins) framework (860)
In the first instance, please follow the link to complete the online access agreement: Refuse and Recycling Products (Including Wheeled Bins) (860)
Please note: production capacity for food waste caddies is filling up quickly, especially for 2026 deliveries. We would therefore recommend you secure your purchase orders ASAP to ensure competitive pricing and deliveries in good time.
We are here to support you throughout the procurement process in organising pricing and delivery of increased volumes of caddies and vehicles.
Please contact Rachel Selwyn-Smith (r.selwyn-smith@espo.org) who will be happy to guide you through the options available through our framework solutions.