Waste Minimisation Community Fund applications close Friday!

Got a great idea for a project that’d help move our community toward zero waste?

If you haven’t already, you can apply for funding through QLDC’s Waste Minimisation Community Fund (WMCF). But get in quick — applications close Friday 17 May!

The fund is open to individuals, community groups, and businesses who have an innovative waste minimisation idea. WMCF offers grants that support waste reduction (reducing waste at source) and/or resource recovery (diverting waste from landfill). 

The fund’s aim is to support new initiatives that complement and enhance existing programmes, address gaps, or create new opportunities.   

Examples of previous WMCF recipients include: 

• The Glenorchy Reusable Nappy Bank: a community driven initiative that shares a dozen reusable packs containing twenty washable nappies that can be rotated around new families within the region for years to come. 
• The Lake Hayes A&P Show 2023:  organisers of the popular event sought to increase sustainability initiatives while decreasing the waste generated during the event. Thanks to support from the WMCF, they implemented initiatives that reduced the total waste to landfill by 55% from the previous year. 
• Re-Action: an initiative that repurposes new and pre-loved uniforms and gives them a new life of adventures. 
• KiwHarvest: [KB1] A food-rescue charity redirecting good-to-eat food from landfill and delivering to community groups. KiwiHarvest received funding to expand their service to cafes and bakeries and purchase e-bikes and trailers for staff/volunteers to use for collections.  

Check out this part of our website for application criteria, profiles of past recipients, and further info.