City and district councils will today receive their first payment of waste levy funding collected under the Waste Minimisation Act, Environment Minister Nick Smith says.
"I am pleased to announce that $3 million from the waste levy is being distributed across 73 councils to support and encourage councils in their curbside recycling and other waste reduction programmes." Dr Smith said.
"The Waste Minimisation Act discourages waste disposal by imposing a levy of $10 per tonne of waste on disposal facilities such as landfills. Half of the money collected is allocated to councils on a population basis to spend on minimising waste in their area and the remaining levy money, minus administration costs, is made available for waste projects and education through the Waste Minimisation Fund.
"I encourage applications to the Waste Minimisation Fund from those in the community delivering waste minimisation education, people with new ideas to reduce waste and those wanting to expand the scope of existing waste reduction operations. Information about the fund is available on the Ministry for the Environment website, with applications closing on 1 March 2010."
This waste levy funding will be made quarterly to councils to use for funding in their waste management and minimisation plans and it is expected this will total approximately $12 million per year.
These plans are supported by the New Zealand Waste Strategy which is the Government's long term vision for waste reduction. This long-term strategy is being updated to be in line with the National Government's waste policy.
"This policy is about discouraging waste being dumped in landfills through the waste levy and supporting councils and communities in their efforts to recycle and minimise waste," Dr Smith said.
Table of funding to each council
| Contact Name | Amount |
| Auckland City Council | $305,641 |
| Christchurch City Council | $263,175 |
| Manukau City Council | $248,472 |
| North Shore City Council | $155,297 |
| Waitakere City Council | $140,822 |
| Wellington City Council | $135,552 |
| Hamilton City Council | $97,623 |
| Dunedin City Council | $89,642 |
| Tauranga City Council | $78,276 |
| Hutt City Council | $73,794 |
| Rodney District Council | $67,644 |
| Palmerston North City Council | $57,058 |
| Whangarei District Council | $56,242 |
| Hastings District Council | $53,505 |
| New Plymouth District Council | $52,041 |
| Rotorua District Council | $49,775 |
| Franklin District Council | $44,512 |
| Far North District Council | $42,180 |
| Napier City Council | $41,813 |
| Invercargill City Council | $38,013 |
| Porirua City Council | $36,667 |
| Kapiti Coast District Council | $34,895 |
| Papakura District Council | $34,127 |
| Tasman District Council | $33,706 |
| Gisborne District Council | $33,581 |
| Waikato District Council | $33,203 |
| Nelson City Council | $32,396 |
| Timaru District Council | $32,378 |
| Waimakariri District Council | $32,353 |
| Wanganui District Council | $32,203 |
| Marlborough District Council | $32,138 |
| Waipa District Council | $32,101 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District Council | $31,780 |
| Upper Hutt City Council | $29,015 |
| Selwyn District Council | $25,428 |
| Whakatane District Council | $25,152 |
| Taupo District Council | $24,486 |
| Matamata-Piako District Council | $23,024 |
| Horowhenua District Council | $22,559 |
| Southland District Council | $21,481 |
| Manawatu District Council | $21,340 |
| Ashburton District Council | $20,674 |
| South Taranaki District Council | $20,004 |
| Thames-Coromandel District Council | $19,593 |
| Queenstown Lakes District Council | $17,339 |
| South Waikato District Council | $17,101 |
| Masterton District Council | $17,087 |
| Waitaki District Council | $15,275 |
| Kaipara District Council | $13,695 |
| Tararua District Council | $13,319 |
| Hauraki District Council | $12,984 |
| Clutha District Council | $12,719 |
| Central Otago District Council | $12,574 |
| Rangitikei District Council | $11,112 |
| Ruapehu District Council | $10,249 |
| Grey District Council | $9,988 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District Council | $9,784 |
| Gore District Council | $9,145 |
| Hurunui District Council | $7,913 |
| Buller District Council | $7,328 |
| Waitomo District Council | $7,131 |
| Otorohanga District Council | $6,854 |
| Opotiki District Council | $6,777 |
| Stratford District Council | $6,716 |
| South Wairarapa District Council | $6,716 |
| Wairoa District Council | $6,408 |
| Westland District Council | $6,347 |
| Waimate District Council | $5,443 |
| Carterton District Council | $5,361 |
| Kawerau District Council | $5,227 |
| Mackenzie District Council | $2,873 |
| Kaikoura District Council | $2,735 |
| Chatham Islands Council | $462 |
| $3,042,023 |
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