Dettah recycling centre

Waste Reduction and Recycling

Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative

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:

  1. Review the program guidelines
  2. Fill out the application form and budget template for projects under $10,000
  3. Email it to wrri-irrd@gov.nt.ca

If you are requesting more than $10,000:

  1. Review the program guidelines
  2. Use the application form for projects over $10,000. Use the project plan and budget template to complete it.
  3. Email it to wrri-irrd@gov.nt.ca

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