Community Waste Minimisation Fund
About the fund
Individuals, groups or community organisations can apply for a share of the Community Waste Minimisation Fund which was established in 2005. The maximum amount per application will be $10,000 from the total available annual fund of $50,000.
The purpose of the fund is to encourage and assist the Christchurch community to contribute to the goals in the Councils Waste Management Plan.
The fund is recognition that good ideas on how to better manage our waste are not the sole property of the Council and Government. In the community are there good schemes and ideas but often there isnt the money to develop these ideas into viable and practical options which would benefit the community.
Projects might include ways of increasing participation in reducing, recycling, reusing and recovering material from the waste; research; sponsorships and awards; and feasibility studies or set-up costs for new non-commercial initiative.
Applications are required by 30 October 2008
Information to be provided
- Name and contact details
- Full description of project
- Project objectives / outcomes including how the outcomes will be assessed / measured
- Description of how the project meets the assessment criteria and how it contributes towards the Council’s community outcomes
- Breakdown of project tasks and time frames
- Breakdown of staff / volunteers / other funding that will be involved
- Breakdown of project costs
- How much funding is being sought from the Council
Project selection and funding limits
Applications will be considered by the Council’s Waste Planning Manager and City Water & Waste Unit Manager.
A maximum of $10,000 will be awarded per successful application. However, the Planning Manager is able to review this if the circumstances require it. Payments of the grants, depending on the conditions of approval, may not be a lump sum, but subject to approved progress reports. Funds if unallocated in any year will be carried over to subsequent years.
Assessment Criteria
Applicants will need to show the extent the project addresses some or all of the assessment criteria. The criteria weighting will depend on the individual project and its stated outcomes.
The assessment criteria will be reviewed by the Waste Planning Manager from time-to-time.
| Category |
Criteria |
Assessment Basis (NB: this will change from project to project) |
| 1. Environmental |
Effective use of natural resources |
- The anticipated avoidance and/or diversion of waste from landfill
- The extent to which the project will ‘close the loop’ of resource use
- The avoidance or greenhouse gas emissions
|
| Amenity values are protected |
- The extent to which visual impact, noise, odour, dust and litter are avoided
|
| 2. Social and Cultural |
Community participation |
- The level of community uptake and the extent to which the community is encouraged to take responsibility for its own waste and/or products
|
| Employment and education |
- Potential for local job creation
- Educational opportunities provided
|
| 3. Achievability |
Flexibility |
- The general practicability of the project and the likelihood that the outcomes will be achieved
|
| 4. Economic |
Costs |
- Operational cost, capital cost, cost per household, cost per tonne etc (as appropriate)
|
| Benefits |
- Avoided costs, revenue and other economic benefits (as appropriate)
|
Send your application to:
Waste Planning Manager
City Water and Waste Unit
Christchurch City Council
PO Box 237
Christchurch
Successful projects in the latest funding round include:
Project Port Lyttelton Waste Management Project
For the second consecutive year Project Port Lyttelton's Waste Management Project was awarded $10,000 for their whole of community solution to organic waste.
The project includes the collection and composting of putrescent kitchen waste from local restaurants and the development of composting zones and community gardens.
The new funding will be used to develop household kitchen waste collection, raise awareness of waste minimisation by working closely with schools and having a profile at the Farmers Market, and documenting the processes learned so far to provide guidance to other communities.
For more information visit http://www.lyttelton.net.nz/
The Hungry Tiger worm farm
Earthly Delights received $10,000 to help roll out the Hungry Tiger worm farm to pre-schools and schools. Worm farms reduce waste by turning food scraps into a rich fertiliser. The funding will pay for half the cost of setting up Hungry Tiger worm farms in approximately 100 pre-schools, and more funding for larger systems for 20 schools.
Schools and preschools make an excellent educational platform for kids and their parents to learn how worms can recycle organic waste.
For more information visit http://www.earthlydelight.co.nz/
Creative Junk
The Early Childhood Resource Centre Inc, trading as Creative Junk, is a non-profit organisation that collects recyclable products from all over the city and makes these available for children's discovery and creative play.
Creative Junk have been awarded $10,000 to promote its activities, develop a website, and run a series of workshops in schools around Christchurch.
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