Get Funded to Build Your Own Recycling Workspace
Sustainable Design Studio in partnership with ChangeX
Grant Size
Sustainable Design Studio has partnered with ChangeX to offer fixed-amount grants to fund impactful plastic recycling projects. Whether you're a school, social enterprise, community group, or entrepreneur, this grant could kickstart your recycling journey with:
UK: £20,000
Ireland: €18,000
Costa Rica: ₡7,500,000
Sweden: 260,000 kr
Multiple projects will be selected in each country. The deadline to apply is May 8th.
Who can Apply?
No experience? No problem.
No prior experience in recycling or manufacturing is required—our team is here to support you at every step.
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🧑🏫 Educators
Looking to bring recycling, product design, and sustainability into your classroom or after-school club? This grant can help you build a hands-on learning experience around circular economy principles. Bring recycling and design into the classroom.
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🛠️ Makers & Hobbyists
Got a garage full of creativity and 3D printer scraps? Turn your passion into purpose by setting up your own recycling workspace and transforming waste into new products.
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🤝 Community Organisers
Whether you're running a local hub, charity, or volunteer group—this setup can help you run workshops, reduce local waste, and engage your community in a practical, powerful way.
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🚀 Entrepreneurs
Starting a sustainable business or launching your first recycled product? We’ll help you build your tools, develop your moulds, and scale your idea with grant-backed support.
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🌱 Social Enterprises
If your mission is built around social impact and sustainability, this grant can help fund the tools and training you need to take action and create real change.
What makes for a successful application?
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A great way to get your application noticed is to outline what it is that you want to achieve. Wether it’s amount of students educated, plastic recycled or money made be sure to highlight the unique impact you want to make.
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By using our Workspace Setups & Budgets resource, identify the machines that you will purchase with your grant.
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The deadline for these grants is the 8th May 2025! While we recommend submitting earlier, please don’t hesitate to Contact Us with any questions you may have. Good Luck!
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United Kingdom 🇬🇧
From the UK and looking to start or grow your existing project? Apply for the £20,000 grant and get started making!
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Ireland 🇮🇪
With ChangeX in Ireland, apply for a €18,000 grant! Perfect for setting up a comprehensive recycling workspace.
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Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Bring your project to life in Costa Rica with the ₡7,500,000 grant. Everything from Moulds to Machines we’ve got you!
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Sweden 🇸🇪
Apply for the 260,000 kr ChangeX grant and become a key part of the recycling revolution today!
Sustainable Design Studio will review every application, so feel free to reach out for advice and support to ensure your application is as strong as possible!
Pick From…
Plastic Shredders
Turing waste plastic back into a valuable material is now cheaper and easier than ever!
With our hand powered Shredder Mini and our motorised Shredder Basic, these workhorses are able to produce the flakes needed for the injection stage.
Injection Machines
With our Injection machines, safely and efficiently turn your flakes into molten plastic for our various product moulds.
Built with safety and longevity in mind, the Injection Mini, Arbour and Extruder Mini all work to deliver high quality product injections.
Injection Moulds
Our premium injection mould range is home to an ever growing list of products. We service our community with innovative solutions for a variety of ideas.
Made from high quality aluminium CNC parts our moulds create a precise finish. With options for custom engraving available, have your product exactly the way you want it!
Inspiring Case Studies
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Mull Club, UK
A brief look at Mull Club, and what makes them so successful both in the UK and abroad.
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Sum Place, UK
Explore a 250kg recycled plastic art installation composed of 2500 injection moulded fish, which are now permanently residing in North Shields Transport Hub.
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EI Studio
A overview of EI Studio, and how they take a Minimalistic appoach to design and recycling.
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FAQs
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Applications will likely be confirmed by the end of August 2025. With grants being paid out in September-October.
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Projects need to be set up and progress reported back to ChangeX within a 6 month period.
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No, the grants are fixed amounts. However, we are confident that when adding extra tools, moulds and equipment,t you can easily reach the grant value and create a sustainable recycling space.
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Yes! Let us know what you are thinking of submiting as a proposal and we can help you build your budget by providing a quote for the SDS portion.