The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced today the 2022 recipients of the Multi-Materials Stewardship Board’s (MMSB) Community Waste Diversion Fund. Grants totalling $76,960 have been provided to 11 projects that support sustainable waste management in communities throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.
The Town of Pouch Cove, which received $9,800 from the Community Waste Diversion Fund, hosted today’s event. The Town highlighted how funding from MMSB will help reduce the use of bottled water through the introduction of new chilled bottle filling stations. The new water stations, strategically positioned at key locations in the community for the convenience for residents, hikers, and tourists, are equipped with technology to count the number of bottles saved.
The Community Waste Diversion Fund provides a maximum $10,000 contribution to municipalities and local service districts for the implementation of community initiatives that create opportunities to divert more waste from landfills. This year’s recipients will carry out projects that address textile waste, implement recycling/reuse initiatives and target organic waste.
A full list of the 2021-22 recipients is provided in the backgrounder below.
Quotes
“I congratulate all recipients of this year’s program to support projects to make our environment cleaner. The Town of Pouch Cove is a positive example with their innovative project for residents. Through its new chilled bottle filling station, residents, tourists and hikers can access safe and clean drinking water. As a result, the amount of plastic waste from bottled water will be reduced from the environment.”
Honourable Bernard Davis
Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for the MMSB
“On behalf of MMSB, congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Community Waste Diversion Fund. Communities play an integral role and MMSB is proud to support communities that share its commitment for a greener future. Together, we can find sustainable waste management and diversion solutions that protect our environment. We encourage organizations and communities that have innovative ideas to consider applying for funding in the future.”
Derm Flynn
Chair, MMSB Board of Directors.
“Having up to five more chilled bottle filling stations at town buildings and recreational facilities will help with waste diversion in our community and promote drinking our clean water. Historically, due to a lack of clean drinking water, we have been heavy users of plastic bottles. With the help of MMSB, we are now proud to be able to discontinue this waste and move toward a greener future.”
Mark Vardy
Mayor, Town of Pouch Cove
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BACKGROUNDER
Community Waste Diversion Fund 2021-22 Recipients
Town of Fogo Island – Reducing Textile Waste Phase 2: $5,892
Funding will support further growth of a program to recover, reuse and recycle textiles on Fogo Island through strategic partnerships with schools and community groups.
Town of Pilley’s Island – Sew it Again Textile Recycling: $10,000.00
Funding will help divert textile waste through the introduction of a program to collect, sort, harvest, redistribute and recycle textiles into long-life items.
Town of Georges Brook Milton – Community Composting Phase 2: $9,376
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper and two additional composters to aid in the expansion of an existing Community Composting project.
Town of Pouch Cove – Reusable Bottle Filling Drinking Water Fountains and Bottles: $9,800
Funding will promote the use of reusable water bottles over single use containers through the installation of chilled bottle filling stations.
Town of Stephenville – Community Compost Pilot Program: $10,000
Funding will support a new curbside organic waste collection pilot using an in-vessel composter for processing organic waste.
Town of St. Anthony’s – Woodchipper for Community Garden Enhancement: $10,000
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to divert wood waste and provide a mulching service to residents free of charge.
Town of Carbonear – Community Composting Initiative: $3,478
Funding will support the purchase of in-vessel composters that will provide an opportunity for residents, local food banks and nearby restaurants to divert organic waste through community composting.
Town of Summerford – Age Friendly Community Garden/Composting: $972
Funding will support the purchase of an in-vessel composter for a new community composting initiative that will be piloted by 20 families to divert organic waste.
Town of Avondale – Avondale Express Trailways Recycling – Woodchipper: $6,583
Funding will support the purchase of a woodchipper to help divert leaf, yard and wood waste from the landfill by mulching material for use in community gardens and greenspaces.
Town of Lumsden – Ride the Tide, Take a Green Side Recycling Infrastructure: $3,612
Funding will support the implementation of recycling infrastructure and education on local beaches and near the Town Hall where residents and visitors can properly dispose of their waste while protecting local sand dunes and the environment.
Town of Charlottetown – Recycling Program: $7,227
Funding will support a curbside recycling program initiative. Residents will be provided with infrastructure and a bi-weekly collection of materials that will be diverted from the landfill.