Waste Minimisation Fund – New Zealand

Purpose

• The purpose of the Taupō District Council Waste Minimisation Fund Grant is to provide individuals, community groups and organisations with the opportunity to fund initiatives that:
  • Reduce the generation of waste
  • Encourage the reuse and recovery of materials
  • Divert waste from landfill through reuse, repair, recycling, and composting
  • Raise awareness of issues around food waste, single-use plastics, and other wastes

Funding Information

• Grants are available for up to $2,000 from an annual contestable fund of $10,000. The funding comes from the national waste levy, which is set by the Ministry for the Environment (MFE).

Eligibility Criteria

• To apply you must be an individual, school, business, iwi/Māori group, community group, early childhood centre, or other community-based organisation within the Taupō District.
  • Projects must be based within the Taupō District and mainly benefit the Taupō community.
  • Projects must contribute to waste minimisation, waste avoidance, the reduction of waste to landfill, and/or the recovery of materials or energy.
  • Applicants must demonstrate sound financial responsibility, clear objectives and planning, ways of measuring performance and the success of the project, and reporting this progress.
  • The funding granted must be used within one year to see the project to completion or until the project becomes self-funding.
  • Eligibility for funding will be discretionary to the Taupō District Council and decisions will be final.
  • If you have been allocated funding, you must read and sign the Terms and Conditions.

Ineligible

• Litter pick-ups or materials.
• Waste disposal services.
• Projects that do not deal with the minimisation of waste produced within the Taupō District.
• Operating costs or projects that are ongoing.
• Projects that are already existing or completed.
• Projects that do not align with the goals and objectives of the Taupō District Council Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018.
• Individuals funding private projects.

For more information, visit Taupō District Council.