WASM Litter Prevention BUTT Grants - INTAKE 3

The objectives for each initiative funded through this Litter Prevention Grants Program are:

• contribute to the new NSW litter reduction targets: 60% reduction in litter items by 2030 – NSW Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy2041WASM Litter Prevention Grants and 30% reduction in plastic litter items by 2025 – NSW Plastics Action Plan
• build organisational ownership and leadership to plan and carry out local, regional, or statewide litter prevention initiatives
• base litter prevention on good evidence and sound approaches – NSW Litter Prevention Strategy 2022–30
• include activities that increase the capacity to carry out litter prevention in strategic and sustainable ways, in particular beyond the grant funding period
• work productively with the authority (or authorities) that manage the public land (e.g. local council) where on-ground litter prevention projects and strategic initiatives will be delivered or where infrastructure will be located
• work productively and collaboratively in partnership with others to implement litter prevention initiatives
• consolidate achievements across the State, build on existing stakeholder organisation capacities, and expand networks to encourage cross-sector collaboration to achieve new litter prevention targets.

Grants are open to: Local Government, NfP, Community Group, Business, Regional Waste Group.