UK registered businesses and research organisations can apply grants for early-stage and mid-stage projects in smart and sustainable plastic packaging.
The aim of the Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) Solutions Competition is to establish the UK as a leading innovator in smart and sustainable plastic packaging. Its goals are to deliver cleaner growth across the supply chain, with a dramatic reduction in plastic waste entering the environment by 2025.
Projects must aim to:
- Help make the plastics packaging supply chain more circular.
- Deliver the objectives of the UK Plastics Pact, creating a circular economy for plastics, keeping them in the economy and out of the natural environment.
- Embed life-cycle thinking and end-of-life in packaging design and decisions.
The competition will fund support feasibility studies, industrial research and experimental development, that addresses widely known problems in relation to plastic packaging for consumer products.
Up to £2.5 million has been allocated to fund innovation projects in this competition. Each project’s total grant funding request must be between £30,000 and £250,000.
This competition is open to single applicants and collaborations. To lead a project or work alone an organisation must be a UK registered business of any size, research and technology organisation (RTO), charity, not-for-profit or public sector organisation. If the lead organisation is an RTO it must collaborate with two businesses (one SME, and one business of any size).
To collaborate with the lead, an organisation must be a UK registered business of any size, academic institution, charity, not-for-profit, public sector organisation or RTO.
Applications will be accepted from Monday 12 September 2022 until Wednesday 9 November 2022 (11:00 GMT).
How To Apply
Competition dates:
- Open: Monday 12 September 2022
Competition closing date: Wednesday 9 November 2022 (11:00 GMT)
Applicants are encouraged to read the general guidance for applicants to help their chances of submitting a quality application.
More details can be accessed at the Innovate UK website.