Waste reduction applications open
20 January 2014
Applications to a new fund set up to encourage waste reduction have opened.
Waipa District Council has set aside $40,000 a year to support individuals, groups and businesses to develop projects based on minimising waste. The funds are provided to the council by the Ministry for the Environment.
Manager Road Corridor, Dawn Inglis said the fund was an important step towards helping people to become more aware of how much we waste every day.
We believe there are still large volumes of material going to landfill which we could easily, with a little bit of thought, be used in another way. The fund is an important step in getting people to begin doing something different that leads to long-term waste reduction, she said.
Applications for grants must benefit the Waipa district. Those applying could include community groups, schools, early childhood centres, iwi/Maori organisations or local businesses. Grants worth up to $10,000 with some discretion to consider larger projects.
Ms Inglis said council was looking for new and innovative projects focussed on priority areas including organic and commercial waste, resource recovery initiatives and data collection and auditing. Council would not be funding waste disposal or clean-ups.
We want to create some long-term change in the way people think and what they do about waste, she said.
Applications close on Friday 28 February 2014 and can be made online at www.waipadc.govt.nz
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For further information please contact
Dawn Inglis Manager Road Corridor
(07) 8720083
027 554 2221
