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SCRD opens waste reduction grant funding application 

Tyler Hay
By Tyler Hay

Applications are open for the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s 2026 Waste Reduction Initiatives Program. 

The program offers a total of $7,500 in financial assistance to community groups for projects that reduce waste or divert materials from the landfill. 

Eligible projects include community reuse and repair, composting, construction and demolition waste reduction, food waste reduction, green waste reduction and recycling initiatives. 

Applications must include a plan for measuring and reporting waste diversion. 

The SCRD encourages prospective applicants to contact the regional district before applying to confirm their project is eligible. 

Projects must be completed, including a final report, by June 30, 2027. 

Past projects have included enhanced recycling by the xwesám–Roberts Creek Community Association, waste-reduction efforts at Chatelech Secondary School and classroom composting at Cedar Grove Elementary. 

Applications are open until midnight Oct. 26. 

Tyler Hay
Tyler Hay
Tyler has been back and forth between Vancouver Island and Alberta during his career in journalism. He first joined Vista Radio in Lethbridge, Alberta after working as an editor in Ladysmith and Parksville. Now he is back on the Island to settle and is based out of Nanaimo writing about local politics. When not writing, he is busy sailing, riding motorcycles and fixing things in his shop.

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