Deadline: 21-Mar-2025
Apply now for the Landfill Consolidation and Environmental Improvements (LCEI) Grants Program.
Category
- Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy
Objective
- The objective of the LCEI Program is to provide funding for regional and remote councils in the RLA and NLA of NSW to close or improve landfill and transfer station sites. The Program aims to:
- support regional NSW local councils carry out site-specific improvement works to council-managed landfill and transfer station facilities.
- consolidate and close regional landfills at end of life or where councils have identified viable alternatives for waste disposal via the Council Waste Management Strategy or Regional Waste Strategy
- establish site-specific transfer stations at the location of the closed landfill site
- improve environmental and human health and well-being in communities
- improve management, safety and operation of landfills and transfer stations
- provide access to advisory services and education on best practice methods to improve waste management practices and landfill management efficiency, including to extend the life of landfills
Funding Information
- The LCEI Grants Program offers $6 million to regional councils to improve, consolidate or close landfills in the Regional Levy Area and Non-Levied Area of NSW. $6 million will be offered over three streams:
- up to $300,000 in Stream 1 for consolidation and closure of landfills and construction of transfer stations
- up to $250,000 in Stream 2 for site improvements for better environmental and operational performance
- up to $25,000 in Stream 3 for access to professional services and education courses related to Streams 1 and 2 such as feasibility studies, design closure plans, technical engineering plans to support councils.
Outcomes
- The LCEI Program delivers a number of key environmental outcomes:
- high risk landfills are closed or converted to transfer stations
- contribute to the long-term protection of the environment in regional and remote areas of NSW
- improved safety, amenity and security at rural landfills
- communities improve or maintain access to dispose of household waste in rural areas
- councils have the skills to extend the life of existing landfill through access to technical specialists and manage risks at landfill and transfer station sites
- program outcomes and data are shared with EPA to inform future policies and programs
- alignment to targets listed in the Waste and Sustainable Materials Strategy 2041:
- have an 80% average recovery rate from all waste streams by 2030
- halve the amount of organic waste sent to landfill by 2030
- net zero emissions from organic waste by 2030
- 60% reduction in all litter items by 2030
- triple the plastics recycling rate by 2030
- reduce illegal dumping.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations that are eligible to apply must:
- be located in the Regional Levy Area (RLA) or the Non-Levied Area (NLA) and;
- be located in an NSW council (as defined in the NSW Local Government Act), or;
- be a regional waste group (RWG), Regional Organisations of Councils (ROC) or Joint Organisations of Councils (JOC). These organisations may apply and/or coordinate the project on behalf of several NSW councils within their regional group, provided each council nominates a contact person for the project.
For more information, visit NSW Environment Protection Authority.