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Conditions of funding

  • Applicants must demonstrate that they have established/or will be establishing the necessary infrastructure in their area to implement the Recycling in Public Places Initiative.

  • Funding for the purchase, installation and branding of bins is provided as a one-off payment on receipt of invoices within the financial year that a council signs onto the initiative. Funding for servicing and maintaining the LoveNZ – recycle with care bins is only available until 30 June 2010.

  • Local authorities must commit to maintaining and managing the recycling bins funded by the project.

  • All recyclable material collected in the LoveNZ – recycle with care bins must be recycled.

  • Local authorities must provide accurate records and a monthly report of the operation of the project in their area. The report will include the recycling yield, costs and benefits, public response to the bins and services, and lessons learned.

  • Designs for recycling bins must be submitted to the Ministry for approval and bins must display the branding in accordance with the Recycling in Public Places Logo & Style guidelines.

  • Local authorities are encouraged to work with local commercial operators to develop partnerships to establish public facilities in high-use privately owned facilities such as shopping malls, airports and service stations. Bins located in privately owned places must be consistent with the visual identity of the Recycling in Public Places Initiative.

  • Chief Executive sign-off is required on funding proposals.

  • Local authorities must commit to preparing and delivering a promotional campaign to raise public awareness and provide information on the initiative, with resource support from the Ministry.

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