Better Waste and Recycling Fund

Program snapshot

Category:  Dedicated funding for local councils and groups of councils

Amounts: $9.75 million in 2021–22

Eligible bodies: Local councils and regional groupings of councils in the levy-paying area

Contact:  131 555 or localgovernmentprograms@dpie.nsw.gov.au

Managed by: The NSW EPA

Status: Closed

Aims

The Better Waste and Recycling Fund provides funding to local councils and regional groups of councils to make it easier for their communities to recycle more and decrease the amount of waste sent to landfill. Available to local councils and groups of councils that pay the waste levy, the fund supports a broad range of projects to improve recycling, engage communities, reduce waste generation, tackle littering and illegal dumping.

The Better Waste and Recycling Fund began in 2013–14. The 2021–22 payment is the final payment of the program.

Projects funded

The NSW Government has distributed a total of $68.8 million to local councils and regional groups from 2013-14 to 2016-17 and $9.75 million per year from 2017-18 to 2021-22.  

Local councils and regional groups of councils are using the Better Waste and Recycling Fund to support a broad range of projects to deliver improved waste and recycling outcomes for their communities.

For an overview of each of the projects supported by the Better Waste and Recycling Fund, see the 2018-19 projects summary (XLS 157KB).

This table shows funding by key result area. Note: total funding amount includes funding not allocated in previous year/s.

Key result area

Number of projects

Funding amount

Avoid/reduce

31

$1,054,687

Recycling/diversion

81

$3,316,260

Managing problem wastes

11

$311,033

Tackling illegal dumping

19

$958,210

Tackling litter

12

$348,399

Supporting better practice

66

$3,463,062

Total

220

$9,451,651

For an overview of each of the projects supported by the Better Waste and Recycling Fund, see the 2017-18 projects summary (XLS 177KB).

This table shows funding by key result area. Note: total funding amount includes funding not allocated in previous year/s.

Key result area Number of projects Funding amount
Avoid/reduce 35 $841,704
Recycling/diversion 76 $3,063,548
Managing problem wastes 18 $456,364
Tackling illegal dumping 26 $1,114,647
Tackling litter 24 $849,024
Supporting better practice 73 $3,334,835
Total 252 $9,660,122

For an overview of each of the projects supported by the Better Waste and Recycling Fund, see the 2016-17 projects summary (XLS 127KB).

This table shows funding by key result area. Note: total funding amount includes funding not allocated in previous year/s.

Key result area Number of projects Funding amount
Avoid/reduce 29 $873,293
Recycling/diversion 120 $6,716,180
Managing problem wastes 19 $836,817
Tackling illegal dumping 53 $3,059,873
Tackling litter 49 $2,245,043
Supporting better practice 86 $4,274,669
 Total 356 $18,005,875
    

 

For an overview of each of the projects supported by the Better Waste and Recycling Fund, see the 2015-16 projects summary (XLS 107KB).

This table shows funding by key result area. Note: total funding amount includes funding not allocated in previous year/s.

Key result area Number of projects Funding amount
Avoid/reduce 40 $1,088,773
Recycling/diversion 128 $7,479,255
Managing problem wastes 23 $1,009,986
Tackling illegal dumping 48 $2,759,671
Tackling litter 22 $1,770,881
Supporting better practice 66 $3,506,911
 Total 327 $17,615,477
    

For an overview of each of the projects supported by the Better Waste and Recycling Fund, see the 2013-14 and 2014-15 projects summary (XLS 447KB).

The table shows funding by key result area. Note: organisations generally under-allocate.

Key result area Number of projects Funding amount
Avoid/reduce 61 $2,361,700
Recycling/diversion 198 $16,151,500
Managing problem wastes 35 $1,270,700
Tackling illegal dumping 61 $4,421,700
Tackling litter 39 $2,220,900
Supporting better practice 122 $7,824,500
Total 516 $34,251,000

For an overview of the project progress and outcomes achieved up to August 2015, see 2013-14 and 2014-15 projects outcomes summary (XLS 715KB).

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