Waste Levy Fund

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The Waste Levy Fund provides funding to initiatives that reduce waste and encourage resource recovery in our district in line with our Waste Management and Minimisation Plan.

Where does the funding come from?

The Government charges a levy on all general waste disposed of through landfills across the country. The waste disposal levy raises revenue for this fund.

  • Half of the levy money raised is distributed to territorial authorities, including Thames-Coromandel District Council.  The amount of levy each Council receives is determined by the number of people in each district.
  • The other half is managed by the Ministry for the Environment.

What is the purpose of the fund?

The money distributed to our Council goes towards funding initiatives that promote or achieve waste minimisation in a way that’s consistent our Waste Management and Minimisation Plan(PDF, 6MB) (WMMP).

Reducing the amount of general waste going into our landfills is great for ratepayers and our environment. 

Funding application

If you would like to apply for funding, please fill in this form(PDF, 125KB) and email it to customer.services@tcdc.govt.nz.

 

 

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