Western Isles Area Waste Plan

Considerable resources, both capital and revenue, by both the public and private sector, will be required to implement the policies and projects arising from the AWP, and provide the required waste management infrastructure in the Western Isles.

Funding of the necessary investment for new waste management infrastructure and operations may be obtained in a number of different ways, including private finance, through a PPP or PFI arrangement (refer to Annex 3), or traditional direct funding by the local authority. The Scottish Executive has established the Strategic Waste Fund (SWF) to allow specific grants to be paid to local authorities to assist with additional costs in meeting the requirements of the Area Waste Plan (refer to SWF Guidance available from the Scottish Executive, contact details in Annex 5). Additional funding may also be available in some cases from other sources, e.g. landfill tax credits, New Opportunities Fund “Transforming Waste”, EU structural funds and the sale of packaging waste recovery notes (PRNs).