RDN News Release - 2023 Zero Waste Funding Grants Awarded

The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is pleased to announce $300,000 in grants for six local organizations through the Zero Waste Recycling Funding (ZWRF) program have been approved for 2023: Canadians Locally Improving Communities ($40,000), Gabriola Island Recycling Organization ($61,545), Habitat for Humanity ($60,000), Island Futures Society ($22,800), Loaves and Fishes ($85,955), and Ocean Ambassadors ($29,700). Grantees will utilize funds to divert waste in the region through efforts such as providing recycling education, hosting upcycling workshops and creating or continuing recycling programs for products that are not currently part of a stewardship program such as textiles and books.