The Business Food Waste Partnership grants are available to industry peak bodies, councils, sector leaders and relevant organisations to support their members and NSW businesses to reduce and source separate their food waste.Â
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Grants up to $200,000
- Application opened: 18 March 2024
- Application closed: 19 April 2024, 1:00 pm
Program objective
The success of this program will contribute to NSW and national targets to halve organics waste to landfill by 2030.
The Business Food Waste Partnership grants program will provide $4 million over four years to educate and upskill businesses and institutions to avoid, reduce and source separate food waste.
The funding supports projects that will:
- raise awareness and empower food businesses with knowledge and skills in food waste reduction and source separation
- support food businesses transition to food waste source separation
- provide tools and training to reduce and recycle food waste.
This program is funded and administered by Environment Protection Authority.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Eligible applicants must:
- be an organisation with an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- be operational in NSW
- be an organisation with an active relationship with the target audience
- demonstrate experience in project delivery with the target audience
- demonstrate the project is a new activity that can be incorporated into, or build on, existing activities, programs or other initiatives
- demonstrate shared values or organisational goals aligned with the NSW organics waste and emissions targets
- deliver education and communication that aligns with the NSW EPA position statement on what can be disposed of in Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) or Food Organics (FO) bins
- submit the grant application using SmartyGrants by 4pm XXXX.
Applications that do not satisfy these conditions will be deemed ineligible and will not be funded.
Types of projects funded under this grant
The grants support activities that raise awareness and empower food businesses with knowledge and skills in food waste reduction and source separation. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, projects which:
- Raise awareness of the requirements for businesses to source separate food waste and actions to help them transition
- Educate or upskill business owners, managers and staff to source separate food waste well, minimising contamination and maximising recovery
- Help businesses or institutions reduce food waste by increasing skills and knowledge, changing practices, procedures and behaviours
Projects must integrate with or build upon existing activities delivered with the target audience
When the project can start and end
The project must be completed by 28 May 2027.
Most recent recipients
What was approved
Approved for Better Business Partnership (Ku-ring-gai Council)
Better Business, Less Waste will develop sector-specific resources for the target audience to better manage their food waste and support 300 large food waste-generating businesses in Ku-ring-gai, North Sydney, and Willoughby council areas to achieve an average 40% reduction in food and organics waste sent to landfill
$197,832 was approved by
Environment Protection Authority CEODate approved
May 2024Location of the project
Ku-Ring-Gai, North Sydney Council, Willoughby City CouncilLocation of the recipient
Ku-Ring-GaiAbout the grant
Applications approved
9
Applications received
20
Business Food Waste Partnerships Grants
Agency funding this grant
Environment Protection AuthorityProgram term
Three yearsWhat was approved
Approved for Canberra Region Joint Organisation
CRJO Halve Food Waste Challenge is to educate 11 councils, major retailers, institutions, and smaller food businesses in the RAMJO region to reduce and source separate food waste. The project will engage 6 councils and at least 200 businesses to participate in the challenge and achieve 50% reduction of food waste sent to landfill.
$199,800 was approved by
Environment Protection Authority CEODate approved
May 2024Location of the project
Bega Valley Shire Council, Eurobodalla Shire Council, Goulburn Mulwaree Council, Hilltops Council, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, Snowy Valleys Council, Upper Lachlan Shire Council, Wagga Wagga City Council, Wingecarribee Shire Council, Yass Valley CouncilLocation of the recipient
South EastAbout the grant
Applications approved
9
Applications received
20
Business Food Waste Partnerships Grants
Agency funding this grant
Environment Protection AuthorityProgram term
Two yearsWhat was approved
Approved for Community Resources
The Zero Waste Partnership project aims to educate and train 125 food businesses in NSW shopping centres and education establishments to achieve an average of 30% reduction in food waste generation and 100 food businesses implement the food waste best practices to avoid, reduce and recycle food waste.
$200,000 was approved by
Environment Protection Authority CEODate approved
May 2024Location of the project
AllLocation of the recipient
WollongongAbout the grant
Applications approved
9
Applications received
20
Business Food Waste Partnerships Grants
Agency funding this grant
Environment Protection AuthorityProgram term
Two yearsWhat was approved
Approved for Go Circular Pty Ltd
The Winding Down Wineries Waste project will increase the food waste awareness of 150 hospitality businesses in the Hunter Valley and the region. The food waste solutions will be co-designed with key stakeholders and 20 participating key winery stakeholders will achieve an average of 20% of organics waste reduction.
$165,600 was approved by
Environment Protection Authority CEODate approved
May 2024Location of the project
Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Singleton, Upper HunterLocation of the recipient
NewcastleAbout the grant
Applications approved
9
Applications received
20
Business Food Waste Partnerships Grants
Agency funding this grant
Environment Protection AuthorityProgram term
Two yearsWhat was approved
Approved for Hunter New England Local Health District
Waste-wise hospitality in Healthcare aims to achieve 100 % of food waste diversion from landfill by establishing a circular economy model and educating owners of all hospitality outlets across Hunter New England Local Health District facilities, staff, healthcare staff, and consumers on how to reduce and source separate food waste.
$160,000 was approved by
Environment Protection Authority CEODate approved
May 2024Location of the project
Armidale Regional Council, Cessnock City Council, Dungog Shire Council, Glen Innes Severn Shire Council, Gunnedah Shire Council, Inverell Shire Council, Lake Macquarie City Council, Liverpool Plains Shire Council, Maitland City Council, Mid-Coast Council, Muswellbrook Shire Council, Narrabri Shire Council, Narrabri Shire Council, Newcastle City Council, Port Stephens Council, Singleton Council, Tamworth Regional Council, Tenterfield Shire Council, Upper Hunter Shire Council, Upper Hunter Shire CouncilLocation of the recipient
NewcastleAbout the grant
Applications approved
9
Applications received
20
Business Food Waste Partnerships Grants
Agency funding this grant
Environment Protection AuthorityProgram term
Two yearsWhat your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
Not applicable.
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Address the assessment criteria
The assessment criteria for the Business Food Waste Partnerships Grants can be found on this webpage: https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/business-food-waste-grants
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: EPA CEO
Applications will open on 10 March 2024. Applications will undergo an eligibility check before being reviewed by an independent Technical Review Committee (TRC) using the criteria set out in the Business Food Waste Partnership Guidelines.
Applications close at 1pm on 19 April 2024. Applicants will be notified of their assessment outcome in June 2024.
Support and contact
Contact NSW EPA Organics Unit
Email: organics.grants@epa.nsw.gov.au