Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs announced yesterday (February 19) that more than 24,000 local projects have now benefitted from the money, which is distributed through waste management companies' environmental trusts.
The fund is an excellent example of the government and the private and charity sectors working together to make local communities better places to live
Angela Eagle, Treasury minister
Commenting on the achievement, Angela Eagle, exchequer secretary to the treasury, said: “The fund is an excellent example of the government and the private and charity sectors working together to make local communities better places to live.
“Some 2,500 environmental bodies alone are involved in the scheme. Parks, community centres, historic buildings and youth volunteer environment schemes have all benefited,” she added.
Funds from the Landfill Communities Fund (LCF) are used to help improve the environment near to landfill sites, benefiting projects such as community centres, creating habitats and repairing places of worship.
The fund is managed by the independent Environment Trust Scheme Regulatory Body Ltd (ENTRUST), which was formed specifically to regulate where the money goes.
ENTRUST is funded via a 2.28% levy on the contributions that landfill site operators make to the LCF, and ensures that the operators environment trusts spend allocations according to the regulations.
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