Waste Minimisation Fund
Review process and timeline
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of Council staff who will assess the most eligible applications according to the following hierarchy:
- Compatibility with the objectives outlined in the Taupō District Council Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2018
- Waste minimisation and reduction projects
- Waste reuse projects
- Recycling projects
- Recovery of waste resource projects
- We will endeavor to respond within one month from date of application.
Please note that successful applicants must submit a final written report within one year of funding being allocated.
Fund recipients
For more information about past recipients of our waste minimisation fund - and some ideas on how funds can be used - take a look at our two feature stories, with a full list of past recipients shown below.
- Taupō trials free child car seat recycling programme - May 2022
- A worm welcome for waste grants funding at local motel - March 2022
2021-22
Applicant | Purpose |
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Kuratau School | Creating a shed where students make paper bricks and recyclables can be stored. |
Stepping Stones homebased childcare | Involve children in composting to contribute to a backyard food growing project. |
Taupō Community Gardens Trust | Implement a food waste collection system feasibility study with the local community. |
3R - SeatSmart Recycling Programme | Fully subsidise carseat recycling for the Taupō district. |
Central Plateau REAP | Implement worm farms and food scrap collection bins for staff, contractors, and some visitors of REAP. |
Mangakino Central Charitable Trust | Creating a Community Mens Shed for the purpose of upcycling and giving new life to items that would have ended up in landfill. |
2021
Applicant | Purpose |
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Te Pūawaitanga Kōhanga Reo | Supplies to start a reusable nappy programme. |
Tongariro School | Paper shredder and other supplies to make fire bricks from paper and cardboard recycling. |
St Patrick’s Catholic School | Recycling bins to increase classroom waste diversion. |
Waipahihi School | Compost bins to divert garden waste. |
Bella Vista Motel | Implementation of a worm farm at the motel, with a Hungry Bin and individual food collection bins in each room. |
Lake Taupō Cycle Challenge | Reusable cable ties to reduce plastic waste and litter. |
2020
Applicant | Purpose |
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Market Central | Equipment to set up a waste reduction station at the Sunday market. |
Waste Free with Kate | Run waste-free workshops for local secondary schools. |
Tongariro School | Recycling sorting station bin. |