Waste Minimisation Fund now open for applications
Te Pūtea Whakamauru Para the Waste Minimisation Fund is focused on boosting Aotearoa New Zealand’s performance in waste minimisation.
The latest funding round is targeting infrastructure projects that divert construction and demolition, organic or plastic waste from landfill. Projects must intend to divert from landfill at least one of the following priority materials to be eligible for funding:
- Construction and demolition (C&D) waste – timber, plasterboard and C&D-related plastics such as building wrap
- Organic – food and green waste, paper and cardboard
- Plastics – plastics 1, 2 and 5, coloured PET, farm plastics such as bale wrap, and soft plastics.
For more information on funding criteria and to apply, see Waste Minimisation Fund page.