Our Waste Minimisation Grants provide financial assistance for local waste minimisation initiatives that contribute to reducing waste in Porirua.
Priority will be given to projects that are at the upper levels of the waste hierarchy, for example, projects that focus on reduction, redesign, reuse, repair or repurposing.
Ministry for the Environment, Aotearoa New Zealand's first emissions reduction plan (2022).
Avoid unnecessary resource use and waste by designing waste out.
Reduce the quantity, toxicity and ecological footprint of consumption.
Reuse or repurpose products and components for the same purpose, or repurpose them for another use that does not reduce their value or require further processing.
Recycle/compost - recover and process materials to make the same or different materials of similar value when reuse is no longer possible.
Recover value (eg energy) from materials that cannot be reused or recycled.
Treat the waste with processes to remove or reduce potential harm before disposing of the waste safely on land set aside for that purpose.
Porirua City Council also has priority waste streams and outcomes which are outlined in the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan 2023-2029 and our associated Local Action Plan.
The priority waste streams and outcomes are:
Projects that focus on the waste streams above and are at the upper levels of the waste hierarchy will be given priority.
{$whenua: There are two tiers of funding available, one allocated annually, and a second that will be granted on a rolling basis.}
Tier 1: Grants of up to $30,000, allocated on an annual basis.
Tier 1 funding is available to support businesses, community groups, iwi, schools, and other organisations to undertake waste minimisation projects.
Tier 2: Grants of up to $2000, allocated on a monthly basis.
Tier 2 funding is available to support the organisations above and is also available to individuals to undertake waste minimisation projects.
Applications for Tier 1 funding are open from 18 August – 19 September 2025
Applications for Tier 2 funding will be available monthly from 18 August 2025
The grants are funded by the Waste Levy. Waste Levy payments are made to councils through the Ministry for the Environment to support work on waste minimisation.
First, read the guidelines. These give you all the information you'll need for your application.
Then fill in an application form for the grant you wish to apply for:
Excited to get going with a project but not sure how to proceed with your application? If you need support or have any questions about the grants or the application process, contact our Waste team: [email protected]
