A third round of grants for the Local Government Waste Solutions (LGWS) Fund has been allocated to 13 projects across 32 local government areas, from Tweed Heads to Sydney.
NSW EPA Executive Director of Programs and Innovation, Alexandra Geddes said it's critical we continue to invest in local waste solutions to help tackle the state's landfill crisis.
"Councils are at the forefront of managing waste for their communities and they are pivotal to our state's transition to a circular economy," Ms Geddes said.
"Without action, Sydney is set to run out of landfill space by 2030.
"We need to shift our current thinking and approach to waste and explore new ways to reuse and recycle products to keep them out of landfill.
"This funding will help deliver circular waste solutions across a diverse range of projects like eliminating waste in construction and council operations, trialling services to divert waste from landfill and researching new technology to help recover or reuse materials.
"I'm excited to see these new initiatives come to life and build on the success of the previous two rounds of grants.
"Projects like 'Wood Cycle Connect', led by Illawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation, has built a circular ecosystem for waste wood by connecting supply and demand stakeholders via an online tool. This is incredible given 59% of wood waste is sent to landfill annually."
Round four of the LGWS fund is planned to open in September 2025.
Individual councils, a group of councils, or regional waste groups in the waste levy paying area are eligible to apply. Individual councils can apply for up to $200,000 in funding, and groups of two or more councils can apply for up to $400,000 in funding.
