Municipal Funding

Municipal Efficiency Fund

Divert NS provides support for increasing efficiency in the municipal solid waste-resource management system of Nova Scotia. The fund will support municipalities in researching, developing and implementing efficiency projects. 

Eligible projects under the program could include:

• Projects assessing the feasibility of shared services or regional collaboration
• Projects that create new processes, systems and services or improve substantially those already in existence

Municipal Adoption Fund

Divert NS provides support for municipalities and/or waste management regions that wish to adopt a waste diversion program previously established in Nova Scotia. 

The program will provide funding for the adoption of programs, including but not limited to:

• Curbside collection and recycling of textiles
• Green cart collection of pet waste
• Curbside collection and recycling of expanded polystyrene
• Implementation of a reuse center
• Curbside collection and recycling of small scrap metal