Grants

Find out about the $356 million grants programs available under the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 and the NSW Plastic Action Plan.

From July 2022 the NSW Government is investing $356 million to deliver priority programs and policy reforms under the NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 and the NSW Plastics Action Plan. These priority programs will help transition NSW to a circular economy and help mitigate impacts from climate change.
The investment builds on a number of successful initiatives and programs funded through the Waste Less Recycle More initiative.

Grants calendar

These are the funding opportunities under the Strategy and Plastics Plan. Expand each item for details.

The calendar will be updated as grants become available. The timing for grant opportunities is estimated, so is subject to change and revision.
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Open grants

Opening date Grant Status
31 January 2024

Illegal Dumping Prevention Program

Description The grants under this program aim to reduce illegal dumping through implementing prevention measures. Find out more about this grant.

Contact  illegaldumping.strategy@epa.nsw.gov.au

Eligible for Local councils, groupings of councils and state government public land managers

Open
1 November 2023

Joint Procurement Funded Support

Description Provides tailored advice and help to groups of councils to explore and undertake joint procurement of domestic waste management services. Find out more about this grant.

Contact  joint.procurement@epa.nsw.gov.au

Eligible for NSW Local councils, regional groups of councils and Joint Organisations of Councils

Open
5 December 2022

Litter grants Round 1
Description Supporting stakeholders deliver local and strategic litter prevention projects that protect the environment and waterways. Find out more about this grant.

Contact litter.prevention@epa.nsw.gov.au

Eligible for Local Councils, Regional waste groups, Not-for-profit, State government agencies, Community groups, Industry

Open
12 December 2022

Bin Trim Networks Program Intake 1
Description Supporting targeted networks to reduce commercial and industrial waste and develop circular economy opportunities. Find out more about this grant.

Contact  bin.trim@epa.nsw.gov.au

Eligible for Industry, Business, Not-for-profit, Local Councils, Regional waste groups

 
2024

Landfill Consolidation and Environmental Improvements Program Round 1

Description To support councils in the Regional Levy Area and non-regulated area of NSW to close and improve high risk landfills

Contact  localgovernment.programs@epa.nsw.gov.au

 
2024

Waste in Aboriginal communities Round 1
Description Ongoing support for the planning and delivery of waste management projects working in partnership with Aboriginal communities across NSW

Contact aboriginal.programs@epa.nsw.gov.au

Eligible for Local Aboriginal Land Councils


Closed grants

Opening date Grant Status
 31 January 2024  

Local Government Waste Solutions Fund Round 2

Description supporting NSW local councils in waste levy paying areas to deliver innovative and collaborative waste solutions that support the transition to a circular economy and contribute to achieving NSW Government’s waste priorities and targets. Find out more about this grant.

Contact  localgovernment.programs@epa.nsw.gov.au

Eligible for Local councils and regional groups of councils in waste levy paying areas

Closed
21 September 2023

Scrap Together
Description To help councils support households to use the FOGO service well. Find out more about the grant.
Contact organics.grants@epa.nsw.gov.au
Eligible for Local Councils, groups of councils

Closed
16 August 2023

Go FOGO
Description To support councils to provide a weekly FOGO service to residents. Find out more about the grant.
Contact organics.grants@epa.nsw.gov.au
Eligible for Local Councils

Closed
18 July 2023

NSW Plastics Technology
Description Seeking submissions that will significantly increase recycling and recovery rates of hard-to-recycle plastics. Find out more about the grant.
Contact infrastructure.grants@epa.nsw.gov.au
Eligible for Industry, Business, Not-for-profit, Local Councils, Regional waste groups

Closed
16 January 2023

Local Government Waste Solutions Fund Round 1
Description supporting NSW local councils in waste levy paying areas to deliver innovative and collaborative waste solutions that support the transition to a circular economy and contribute to achieving NSW Government’s waste priorities and targets.
Find out more about the grant
Contact localgovernment.programs@epa.nsw.gov.au
Eligible for Local councils in waste levy paying areas

Closed
December 5 2022 Illegal dumping prevention grants Round 1
Description To support land managers clean up and prevent illegal dumping. Find out more about the grant.
Contact IllegalDumping.Strategy@epa.nsw.gov.au 
Eligible for Local councils, State government agencies, Regional waste groups
Closed

Previous grant programs

From 2013 to 2021, Waste Less, Recycle More provided $802 million to stimulate new investment and transform waste and recycling in NSW. It included grant programs for local government, business, industry and the community, delivered by the EPA and the NSW Environmental Trust.

The Alternative Waste Technology Transition Package Grants were in addition to Waste Less Recycle More and supported the alternative waste technology industry and local councils directly impacted by the 2018 EPA revocation of resource recovery orders and exemptions allowing application of mixed waste organic outputs to land.

  • Local councils
    Boosting recycling and regional collaboration for waste management.

  • Infrastructure
    Grants to boost investment in waste and recycling infrastructure, and support innovative solutions to recycling through research and development.

  • Landfill
    Funding for consolidation, closure and environmental improvement.
  • Organics
    Grants to keep food and garden waste out of landfill.
  • Household problem wastes
    Funding household chemical and problem waste drop off services.
  • Business and industry
    Advice, networking and equipment to reduce waste and recycle more.
  • Illegal dumping
    Support for education, capacity building, prevention and enforcement.
  • Litter prevention
    Targeting hotspots and the most-littered
    materials.

Local councils and other public sector

Business and industry

Community groups NFP and NGO