Organics funding
The NSW Government’s Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041 (WaSM) aims to reduce the amount of organics waste in landfill. It also supports the NSW Government’s Net Zero Plan Stage 1 goal for net zero emissions from food, garden and textile waste landfilled from 2030.
Current organics funding programs
Open for applications
| Program | About the program | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Food Rescue Rebates | $800,000 to support the NSW food rescue and relief sector to build their capacity to safely manage increasing amounts of rescued food through smaller, quicker projects. | Open for applications |
Closed for applications
| Program | About the program | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Go FOGO grants | $50 million to support NSW councils to deliver new weekly food only (FO) or food organics and garden organics (FOGO) services to their communities. | Closed |
| Business food waste partnerships grants | $7 million to support eligible organisations to support businesses and institutions to reduce and source separate food waste. | Closed |
| Food Rescue Grants | $4 million to support the NSW food rescue and relief sector build their capacity to safely manage increasing amounts of rescued food through large infrastructure projects, and regional coordinated collaboration. | Closed |
| Scrap Together grants | Provides up to $340,000 in funding to support councils to roll out the Scrap Together Campaign. | Round 3 has been awarded |
Some grant programs are delivered through a partnership between the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and NSW Environmental Trust.
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More information
- Go to food organics and garden organics
- Email [email protected]