Waste Minimisation Fund
Latest update
The Waste Minimisation Fund will open for applications at 9am Thursday 16 May 2013 and close at 12pm Tuesday 16 July 2013. The Ministry will only accept online applications. . You can register on the application portal and update your details at any time. Once the funding round opens you will be able to complete and submit your application online.
We strongly advise potential applicants to consider the assessment criteria prior to commencing the application process.
Find out more about WMF projects funded from the May 2012 funding round.
The Waste Minimisation Fund (WMF) helps fund waste minimisation projects. The purpose of the fund is to increase resource efficiency, increase reuse, recovery and recycling, and decrease waste to landfill.
The Minister for the Environment has set criteria for the Waste Minimisation Fund. Only projects which promote or achieve waste minimisation, including the reduction of waste and the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste and diverted material will be eligible.
For information about the TV TakeBack programme, which is being funded from the Waste Minimisation Fund, please visit the TV TakeBack programme website.
All you need to know to apply to the WMF
Information on the WMF can be found through the following links:
- WMF criteria
Find out more about the purpose of the Waste Minimisation Fund and the eligibility and assessment criteria. - Guide for applicants
The guide contains all the application questions and provides guidance for completing an application for funding for a waste minimisation project. - Receive the latest updates on the WMF by emailing wmf@mfe.govt.nz with ROI (Registration of Interest) in the subject line.
- All applications must be submitted through the online application portal – you will be able to access the online application portal from this page once the Waste Minimisation Fund opens for applications.
Other information
- Find out more about WMF projects
- Frequently asked questions
- Funding Deed Terms and Conditions (PDF, 279 KB) - The Ministry’s standard terms and conditions for funding
Contact us
Funds Management Team
Phone: 0800 499 700
Email: wmf@mfe.govt.nz
Last updated: 14 May 2013
