Today, the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, announced the 2024 recipients of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board’s (MMSB) Community Waste Diversion Fund. Grants totalling over $162,000 have been provided to 17 projects, in support of sustainable waste management in communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Town of Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview, which received $21,683 from the Community Waste Diversion Fund, hosted today’s event. The Town highlighted how funding from MMSB will help support the launch of a community curbside organic waste collection program.
The Community Waste Diversion Fund provides funding to municipalities and local service districts for the implementation of community initiatives that create opportunities to divert more waste from landfills. This year’s recipients include projects focused on: food waste diversion, community composting, yard waste diversion and reduction of single use plastics.
A full list of the 2024 recipients is available in the backgrounder below.
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“We have a shared responsibility to protect the environment by making greener choices every day. Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Community Waste Diversion Fund, for their dedicated efforts to help make our environment cleaner and more sustainable for future generations. I look forward to visiting some of the various communities this summer to learn more about their projects.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for the MMSB
“MMSB congratulates the 2023-24 recipients of the Community Waste Diversion Fund for their dedication to reducing waste in Newfoundland and Labrador. We are proud to support initiatives that demonstrate strong community engagement, sustainability, and a significant impact on waste management. We look forward to seeing the results of this year’s funded projects and we encourage other communities and organizations with creative waste diversion ideas to apply for future funding opportunities.”
Derm Flynn
Chair, MMSB
“We are excited for this funding which will allow us to engage with a consultant to lead community engagement and plan for the launch of a curbside organic waste collection program in our Town. Engaging in environmental practices contributes to the economic benefit to our community and moves us towards our goal of diverting 100 per cent of organic waste, recyclable plastics and paper in our community before 2030.”
Mike Doyle
Mayor, Town of Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview
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BACKGROUNDER
2024 Community Waste Diversion Fund Recipients
Town of Bauline – $16,954
Funding will support a small-scale curbside organics collection program.
Town of Englee – $5,139
Funding will reduce single use plastic water bottles with the installation of two water stations.
Town of Fogo Island – $9,400
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to enable the implementation of a leaf and yard waste diversion project.
Town of Gander – $15,000
Funding will support a food waste diversion pilot project.
Town of George’s Brook-Milton – $3,451
Funding will support Phase 3 of their community composting project.
Town of Glovertown – $6,130
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to implement a leaf and yard waste diversion project.
Town of Grand Falls-Windsor – $6,376
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to implement a leaf and yard waste diversion project.
Town of Harbour Grace – $10,000
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to implement a leaf and yard waste diversion project.
Town of Harbour Main-Chapel’s Cove-Lakeview – $21,683
Funding will support the launch of a community curbside organic waste collection program.
Town of King’s Cove – $12,400
Funding will support a leaf and yard waste diversion project with the purchase of a woodchipper.
Town of Mainland – $9,507
Funding will support the introduction of an upcycling share program as well as the purchase of a water filling station to reduce single use plastics.
Town of Port Saunders – $6,656
Funding will support efforts in reducing single use items with the purchase of a dishwasher and dishes for use by renters at the Town Centre.
Town of Rocky Harbour – $3,187
Funding will support a community composting program.
Town of Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam’s Cove – $7,152
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to implement a leaf and yard waste diversion project.
Town of St. Lunaire-Griquet – $10,000
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to reduce yard and wood waste from trail maintenance.
Town of Torbay – $9,480
Funding will support a community re-education program to divert more recyclables from waste.
Town of Trinity Bay North – $9,625
Funding will support the implementation of community composting with the purchase of a woodchipper and large compost bins for their four communities and waste site.