Category 1: Community Projects – up to $50,000 total funding in one year.
To support practical waste minimisation projects that:
- encourage community participation and education
- benefit the Kāpiti Coast community
- lead to long-term waste minimisation actions and behaviour change.
This fund is available to:
- community groups • businesses • iwi/Māori organisations • educational institutions • neighbourhood groups • other community-based organisation.
Primary criteria:
All projects must aim to achieve measurable waste minimisation outcomes. These include:
- the elimination or reduction of waste at the source, and
- the reuse, recycling and recovery of waste and diverted materials for further use or processing.
Council’s waste minimisation priorities target the following waste streams and areas:
- circular economy development,
- infrastructure and logistics
- organic waste
- construction and demolition waste
- shift to a low or zero-waste society, with inclusive and equitable outcomes
- projects that fill a gap within current waste services in Kāpiti.
(Excerpt from Waste Levy Grants Allocation Policy 2025-)
