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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FEDER - 'Soutenir les projets de transition vers l’économie circulaire et de prévention des déchets'
Région Occitanie, Union Européenne-FEDER
FEDER - Economie circulaire
Région Guadeloupe, Union Européenne-FEDER
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
FEDER - Soutien aux projets d’économie circulaire structurants
Région Normandie, Union Européenne-FEDER
Fonds Vert - Territoires d'Industrie en transition écologique
Ministère de la Transition écologique, de la biodiversité et des négociations internationales sur le climat et la nature
Closes on 31 Dec 2026
Programme LEADER 2023-2027 - Action 'Accompagner la sobriété des ressources et des aménagements'
Union européenne
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Programme LEADER 2023-2027 - Action 'Accompagner les initiatives en faveur de la biodiversité, de la résilience, de la réduction des déchets et de la limitation des polluants'
Union européenne
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Programme LEADER 2023-2027 - Action 'Accélérer les transitions écologiques et énergétiques'
Union européenne
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Programme LEADER 2023-2027 - Action 'Développement de filières locales et économie circulaire'
Union européenne
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Programme LEADER 2023-2027 - Action 'Préserver l’environnement, encourager la transition écologique et prévenir l’impact des changements climatiques'
Union européenne
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
FEDER - Aide à l'investissement matériel dans l'économie circulaire
Région Réunion, Union Européenne-FEDER
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
FEDER - Projets de valorisation énergétique de la biomasse et déchets organiques selon différentes voies
Région Réunion, Union Européenne-FEDER
Closes on 31 Dec 2027
Aide au tri et à la valorisation des biodéchets pour un retour au sol de la matière organique
Région Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Added on 1 Nov 2026
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.