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Waste Minimisation Grant for Schools, Early Childhood Education and Community Groups

Grants to support waste minimisation activities in Tasman schools, early childhood centres and community organisations.

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We have waste minimisation grants available to support community initiatives that aim to minimise waste in Tasman schools, early childhood education centres or community groups.

As well as reducing waste, these grants are intended to support education on elements of the waste hierarchy, namely:

  • Rethinking how we use and value our resources;
  • Reducing the creation of waste; 
  • Reusing resources; 
  • Recycling 

Priority will be given to applications which:

  • Enable new activities, rather than supporting existing activities; 
  • Focus on the top layers of the waste hierarchy (rethink, reduce, reuse); and
  • Include a whole-school or whole organisation approach.

Grant amounts

Typical allocation for each grant will be in the vicinity of $500, however applications of up to $1000 will be considered.

Criteria

Applications must be for a specific waste minimisation project or initiative that will:

  • Be carried out by a Tasman school, early childhood centre or community group; 
  • Take place within the Tasman District, and/or demonstrate benefit to Tasman residents;
  • Demonstrate how waste will be avoided or diverted from landfill; and
  • Focus on one or more elements of the waste hierarchy.

In addition, applications must:

  • Be submitted on the official application form (see below);
  • Identify how funds will be spent;
  • Come under the umbrella of a recognised entity with legal status – for example a school, early childhood education centre, charitable organisation or incorporated society. Where this is not possible (for example applications from recognised iwi groups without formal legal status) applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The grant can be used for: 

  • Project set-up and/or running costs;
  • Capital costs (e.g. purchase of tools/equipment);
  • Operating costs;
  • Material and equipment hire; 
  • Monitoring and evaluation of volume of waste diverted from landfill.

Application dates

Applications are open all year round. Successful applicants must use the funds within 12 months of receiving them.

Accountability

Successful applicants will be required to complete an accountability report at the end of the project using this form. 

Apply now

To apply, please complete the form below, or download a PDF version here (pdf 76 KB).

If using the PDF form, please email your completed application to prashanti.lovegrove@tasman.govt.nz or post it to:

Partnerships and Environmental Education Officer
Tasman District Council
189 Queen Street
Private Bag 4
Richmond 7050

Is your organisation located in the Tasman District?

Waste Minimisation Project information

Which section/s of the waste hierarchy will be the focus of your project or initiative?
Select all that apply.

For example, 1 x 120L wheelie bin per week, for 6 months = 2,880L. This number is an estimate only and will be used to help review the impact of your project after it is completed.

If you need help estimating this number, please write “Unsure” as your answer and we will discuss this with you when reviewing your application.

Declaration

We declare:

  • The information supplied within the application form is correct
  • The contact person on this form has authority to make this application on behalf of this organisation
  • We will participate in any funding audit of our organisation if required by Tasman District Council
  • We will return the Accountability Form within 12 months of receiving the grant

Privacy Statement

In this application we collect personal information from you including your name, contact information and bank account number.

We collect your personal information in order to:

  • assess the suitability of your grant application, and if successful, provide the grant funds to you;
  • keep a record of grants that have been awarded, and report on use of grant funds; and
  • contact you in relation to your grant application and use of grant funds.

If you do not provide the information requested in this form, Council will be unable to assess your grant application. 

Besides our staff, we may share your name and contact information with the Ministry for the Environment for the purposes of reporting on expenditure of the waste levy, which provides the funds for this grant.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us on 03 543 8400.

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