Grants for waste management and recycling
In brief
A waste collection, treatment or recycling business can access grants from ADEME, FEDER and several Regions, as part of circular economy policies. This page lists the schemes currently validated for this trade, with their funder and maximum amount where available.
This sector covers the collection, sorting, treatment and recovery or recycling of waste, as well as circular economy projects more broadly.
ADEME is the central funder in this sector (ORMAT circular economy fund, sorting centres, biowaste management), supplemented by FEDER in several Regions (Occitanie, Normandie, Guadeloupe, Réunion).
Intermunicipal bodies (Civraisien, Créonnais, Saintes Grandes Rives) and metropolitan areas (Rennes) also fund more local projects.
This page helps you identify relevant funding leads. However, it does not replace an individual check of your eligibility.
Run a personalised scan to identify the public grants and funding your company may be able to access.
What projects are covered?
The grants listed here fund the creation, extension or modernization of a sorting centre, a recycling or reuse project, biowaste management, or more broadly a circular economy project.
What amount can you obtain?
The highest known amount reaches €1.5 million for the PACA regional support for recycled raw material production solutions.
How do you identify the funding suited to your business?
The number of schemes listed makes manual selection lengthy, and sometimes imprecise.
The Capital OS scan automatically cross-references these criteria with the full database of referenced public grants, to identify the ones that genuinely concern you:
- Your location
- The type of waste involved
- The nature of your project (collection, sorting, recycling, reuse)
Public grants for waste management and recycling
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Soutien aux solutions de production et préparation de la matière en vue d'utilisation ou de fabrication de matières premières recyclées
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €1,500,000
Aide à la prévention des déchets et à la tarification incitative
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Up to €300,000
Aide à l'investissement en faveur du recyclage et du réemploi des déchets - nouvelles activités
Saintes Grandes Rives l'Agglo
Up to €50,000
Aide à l’animation d’actions collectives en matière d’économie circulaire et de déchets
Région Occitanie
Up to €50,000
IDEE Conseil 'Economie circulaire, prévention et gestion des déchets'
Région Normandie
Up to €35,000
Appel à projets 'Solutions circulaires'
Rennes Métropole
Up to €30,000
Aide à la valorisation et au traitement des déchets
CC du Civraisien en Poitou
Up to €15,000
Aide à l'économie territoriale - Investissement dans les transitions
CC du Créonnais
Up to €10,000
Closes on 31 Dec 2028
Fonds Économie Circulaire - ORMAT 2026 (Objectif Recyclage MATières)
ADEME
Aides au réemploi des emballages
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Études pour la gestion des biodéchets par des acteurs économiques
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Création, extension ou modernisation d’un centre de tri de déchets d’activité économique et déchèteries pour professionnels
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Études pour la création, l'extension ou la modernisation de centres de tri des déchets d’activités économiques et de déchèteries pour professionnels
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Études et investissements structurants pour la gestion des déchets en Outre-mer et Corse
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Gestion des biodéchets des acteurs économiques
ADEME
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Appel à projets Horizon Europe - 2ème pilier : Problématiques mondiales et compétitivité industrielle européenne - cluster alimentation, bioéconomie, ressources naturelles, agriculture et environnement
Union Européenne - Horizon Europe
Closes on 23 Sept 2027
Aide au recyclage et valorisation des matières et des ressources
Région Normandie
Aide à l'investissement en faveur du recyclage et du réemploi des déchets
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Aide à la réalisation de projets locaux en matière d’économie circulaire et de déchets
Région Occitanie
FEDER - 'Mieux trier et recycler les déchets'
Région Occitanie, Union Européenne-FEDER
Human-validated links (AideTagLink, VALIDATED status only — unreviewed proposals are never shown here). Sorted by amount, highest first (then by internal identifier to break ties between the many identical titles).
Frequently asked questions about waste management grants
What public grants exist for waste management and recycling?
32 open schemes are listed for this trade on Capital OS, run by ADEME, FEDER and several Regions and intermunicipal bodies.
The full list is presented above on this page, with the funder and the maximum amount of each grant where known.
Are grants for recycling and material recovery included here?
Yes, this trade now groups together waste management and recycling/material recovery, two activities that draw very largely on the same funders (ADEME, FEDER circular economy).
Grouping these grants on a single page avoids duplicating an almost identical list across two separate pages.
Is my business eligible for these grants?
It depends on each scheme: most require a precise location within the relevant territory.
This page does not presume your business's eligibility; the personalized assessment checks it based on your actual criteria.
How do I apply for this type of grant?
The application is made directly with ADEME, the FEDER managing authority or the relevant Region.
A personalized assessment first identifies the schemes genuinely relevant to your business, before you start the process.
This sector may match yours
Check the grants suited to your company
This page lists the schemes associated with this sector. The personalised report applies your real criteria — industry, size, location, project — before drawing any conclusion on eligibility.
See the opportunities identified by the scan, then access your personalised report.