Deadline: 28-Feb-22
The Auckland Council has announced the applications for the Love Food Hate Waste Fund that target on the reduction of food waste going to landfill through household behaviour change.
Food waste currently makes up around 45 per cent (by weight) of the average household rubbish bin or bag in Auckland.
Funding Priorities
Educational opportunities that focus on delivering innovative activities to change wasteful behaviours with a clear call to action, such as:
- planning food purchases and meals
- creative cooking or recipes for leftovers (or commonly wasted items)
- tips for good storage of food
- raising awareness of the problem of household food waste.
Funding Information
Grants of up to $5000 will be available from the LFHW Fund.
Outcome
This grant scheme will support projects that raise awareness and help Aucklanders to make changes through cooking or budgeting skills, workshops and demonstrations.
Types of projects funded by the grant
What will be considered for funding?
Educational opportunities that focus on delivering innovative activities aimed at changing wasteful behaviours, which have a clear call to action such as:
- Planning food purchases and meals
- Creative cooking or recipes for leftovers (or commonly wasted items)
- Tips for good storage of food
- Raising awareness of the problem of household food waste
- Priority will be given to projects with a strong behaviour change element.
For more information, visit https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/grants-community-support-housing/grants/grants-calendar/Pages/grant-details.aspx?itemID=90