Shire of Denmark will receive $3,640 from the State's Waste Management and Recycling Fund

12/8/99
Environment Minister Cheryl Edwardes today announced a further $760,000 in grants to a range of industries and communities to help battle Western Australia's waste problem.
The Shire of Denmark will receive $3,640 from the State's Waste Management and Recycling Fund to expand its study into waste generation.
Mrs Edwardes said the grants went to community groups, local government and business and education projects which would help the State reduce its waste to landfill.
The grants are funded from a State Government levy on waste sent to landfill, introduced last year.
The Shire of Denmark's expanded study will include an assessment of waste generated outside the townsite in areas not covered by weekly kerbside collections, plus commercial waste and waste collected by private contractors.
The council aims to reduce waste generated within the shire and disposed of at landfill by a combination of waste avoidance, reduction and diversion programs.
The grant was made under the Waste Classification and Information Program category.
"Predominantly, this round of grants has targeted projects which focus on WA's major waste streams - green waste and construction/demolition waste," Mrs Edwardes said.
"While the State has a goal of significantly reducing our waste to landfill, we cannot expect to achieve this target without addressing these key areas."
Individual projects to benefit from the latest round of grants include a waste minimisation and recycling awareness program for Rottnest Island, a 'Green Stamp' accredited program for the motor trades industry, a program to match viable markets with recyclable materials and a community mulching program.
Mrs Edwardes said a special education package was being developed by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to encourage more community groups and applicants in remote areas to apply for funding in the future.
"We need to encourage these groups and make them aware of ways in which they can improve their chances of funding," she said.

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