Waste Not Want Not Fund

Dates

The next dates are not published yet. We add them when they are.

What it funds

• Waste minimisation activities that reuse, recycle and recover materials
• Educational or behaviour change projects
• Infrastructure that diverts resources from landfill
• Operational or capital expenditure

What it will not fund

• Waste disposal, treatment before disposal, or clean ups
• Subsidising the cost of waste to landfill
• Debt servicing
• Retrospective projects

Good to know

The round runs 1 to 30 June each year, and the 2027/28 budget is yet to be confirmed.

The round opens on 1 June and closes on 30 June every year.

Checklist

What Manawatū Waste Not Want Not says you need:

• Project taking place wholly or partly within the Manawatū rating district
• Must fit the Waste Management and Minimisation Plan

Common things funders ask for, worth having ready:

• What exactly is the money for, and when will you spend it?
• How much do you need, and do you have quotes under three months old?
• Who benefits, and how many people?
• Your legal name, registration number and bank account in the group's name.
• A committee or board decision approving the application (some funders want a signed resolution).
• Your latest financial statements or annual return.
• Other funders you have applied to for the same thing.

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Sources

What we relied on, in the funder's own words.

• Round opens 1st June - 30th June annually.mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding/waste-not-want-not-fund · read 17 October 2026
• The funding is open to community groups, businesses, researchers, and others who want to make a difference by finding new ways to reduce waste.mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding/waste-not-want-not-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Subsidising the cost of waste to landfill.mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding/waste-not-want-not-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Retrospective projects (where the funding sought is for work already completed).mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding/waste-not-want-not-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Applicants can be individuals, businesses or groups. Applications from individuals should be for a maximum of $15,000 per application.mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding/waste-not-want-not-fund · read 17 October 2026
• Funding can be for operational or capital expenditure.mdc.govt.nz/services/community-funding/waste-not-want-not-fund · read 17 October 2026

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Spot something wrong? Reporting opens when the site launches. Until then, check the funder's own page linked above.