Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative
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Description
Funding for residents, organizations, businesses, and communities to reduce or recycle waste.
Overview
The Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative provides funding for organizations, businesses and individuals to undertake projects to reduce waste and move to a more circular economy – where more is reused and less is thrown away.
These projects must support one of the following goals:
- Reduce the amount of waste generated in our communities;
- Reuse materials and products, rather than discard them;
- Collect and recycle materials that are not already collected through an existing GNWT recycling program;
- Raise awareness about the importance of reducing waste and encourage environmental stewardship of waste resources;
- Repurpose waste for a useful benefit; and
- Reduce waste and prevent pollution from recyclable hazardous waste.
Funding available
Up to $50,000 is available.
Deadline
Applications are open between February 4 and March 31, 2025.
Eligibility
Funding is available for:
- NWT-based municipalities
- Community governments
- Indigenous organizations
- Schools
- Non-profit organizations
- Businesses
- NWT residents
How to apply
If you are requesting less than $10,000:
- Review the program guidelines
- Fill out the application form and budget template for projects under $10,000
- Email it to wrri-irrd@gov.nt.ca
If you are requesting more than $10,000:
- Review the program guidelines
- Use the application form for projects over $10,000. Use the project plan and budget template to complete it.
- Email it to wrri-irrd@gov.nt.ca
ECC will send a confirmation email upon receiving each application. Please reach out if you have not received confirmation by the following business day.
Contact us
Waste Reduction and Recovery Initiative
Environment and Climate Change
PO Box 1320
5102 – 50th Ave
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Phone 1-867-767-9236, ext 53176
Fax 1-867-873-0221
Email wrri-irrd@gov.nt.ca
Services en français 1-867-767-9231 poste 53041