Waste Reduction Initiatives Program Funding Awarded

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is awarding a total of $7,500 to fund four waste reduction projects through the SCRD’s Waste Reduction Initiatives Program (WRIP).

The SCRD launched WRIP in the fall of 2015. The program is funded annually through taxation in the amount of $7,500.

The goal of the program is to provide funding to community groups, non-profit societies, charitable organizations and school groups to implement projects that contribute to waste reduction or diversion from the landfill. WRIP is open to eligible organizations within the SCRD, including District of Sechelt, shíshálh Nation Government District and Town of Gibsons.

The following projects are selected to receive funding this year:

• xwesam-Roberts Creek Community Association: $775 expand the highly success waste sorting system used at community events and in the community hall.
• Cedar Grove Elementary School: $328 to build on success of past year’s projects to divert waste and further reduce contamination.
• Gibsons Community Building Society: $4,290 to implement a comprehensive waste diversion system expansion at the Gibsons Public Market.
• One Straw Society: $2,107 to assist in their launch of a fruit/food rescue initiative on the coast.

Project recipients have until June 30, 2026, to complete their projects and provide a final report.

Since 2015, the SCRD has provided over $30,000 to waste reduction projects.

For information on the program and to learn about past projects, visit https://letstalk.scrd.ca/wrip