$5 million in grants to help process Organic WasteWritten on the 9 October 2015 by Kevin Conolly Member for Riverstone, Kevin Conolly welcomed the news that grants of between $5,000 and $5 million to reduce food and organic garden waste going to land fill are now open to businesses, government bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. "I would like to encourage local organisations who meet the criteria to apply for these grants." said Mr Conolly Mr Conolly said "This is another great initiative from the NSW Government to help organisations reduce organic waste across the community and is part of the Government's $465.7 million Waste Less, Recycle More initiative transforming waste management and recycling across NSW. "It will encourage organisations to invest in the infrastructure and equipment needed to increase on-site processing of organic waste, with grants of up to 50 per cent of costs for businesses and up to 90 per cent for not-for-profits." All organisations managing food, garden or other green waste are encouraged to take part in this program and contribute to help reduce the 1 million tonnes of organic waste that going landfill in NSW every year. As part of this grant, applications can be made for four streams:
Applications close on 1 December 2015. For more information and to download an application form, organisations are encouraged to go to the following website: www.epa.nsw.gov.au/wastegrants/organic-large-small.htm
"This is a great opportunity to transform how organisations manage their organic waste, reduce waste going to landfill, and ultimately give something back to the community," Mr Conolly concluded.
Author: Kevin Conolly
|
As your voice in the NSW Parliament, I will fight tirelessly for the local and state issues that affect you.
Through this website, I will keep you up to date with the latest news.
I am committed to working tirelessly to deliver the infrastructure and services needed in our local area.
You can also use this website to contact me if you have any questions, concerns or views that you might like to raise with me.