The Charity Waste Fund aims to assist charitable organisations that accept pre-loved household belongings from the burden of having to process and dispose of general waste deposited at their facilities.

This is a donation; no acquittal process is required following approved applications. There is no maximum amount and funds are credited to Charity debtor account to be used at Council Waste facilities.

To be eligible to apply for Charity Waste Fund, the organisation must:

• Be an Australian registered charity
• Based in or servicing the Gladstone Regional Council area
• Offer a publicly available "donations bin" or equivalent that allows public gifting of pre-loved clothing and other household items
• Undertake some form of recycling or goods donations
• Be responsible for costs associated with collection and transportation of the waste material to the waste disposal facility
• Have been issued with an exemption code from the Department of Environmental Science (www.qld.gov.au /environment / pollution /management /waste /recovery disposal levy /business /charities)
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or complete and attach a "Statement by a supplier" form, and
• Be financially solvent

However, the following will not be considered eligible:

• Commercial business
• Educational Institution
• Sporting Club
• Political Organisation or Political Parties
• Organisations with access to funds generated from gaming machines
• Local, State, Federal government agency
• Organisations that have failed to adequately acquit previous Council funding
• Organisations that have a overdue debt to Council (excluding interest free loans) or any outstanding matters/concerns with Council.

• Phone: 07 4976 6300
• Email: communities@gladstone.qld.gov.au