Waitaki Waste Minimisation Fund Grants Awarded

Published on 03 December 2024

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At the meeting of the Waitaki Waste Minimisation Fund committee on October 8, thirteen applications were awarded grant funding to encourage the reduction of rubbish, the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste material.

Projects include schools seeking to reduce their food waste, support for a device recycling programme as well as improvements to the Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust.

The fund can support individuals, community groups, businesses, Iwi/Māori organisations and education providers who want to deliver a waste minimisation project for their community in the Waitaki district.

More details can be found here: Waitaki Waste Minimisation Fund

Applicant Project Granted
Digital Future Aotearoa Recycle a device $2,500
Hampden Community Energy Society Further improve the recycling diversion percentage and employing a Waste Education $3,500
Hampden School Converting school waste to animal and fish food using black soldier flies $1,300
Just One Thing Positive Jottings Website, Posters and Newsletters $1,000
Maheno School Maheno goes WOW -Aim to culminate in using waste to make WOW wearable arts for an end of term parade $500
Otematata Garden Club Bring useful gardening events to the community $874
Shirley Bee on behalf of project volunteers Establishing the Warmer Waitaki Curtain Bank $1,000
Te Pakihi o Maru School Bees Wax Wrap workshop $700
TOCK earth limited To deliver approx. 64 live interactive workshops via Webex to motivate the next generation to rethink their actions in relation to how to reduce the amount of waste $1,500
Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust Repair Café $1,970
Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust Purchase a Mulcher $5,000
Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust Green waste Shredder $5,000
Waitaki Resource Recovery Trust Composting Investigation $2,644.34

ENDS

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