Let’s Get it Sorted (LGIS) Partnership Program
The Queensland Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy (the Waste Strategy) provides the framework for Queensland to become a zero-waste society, where waste is avoided, reused and recycled to the greatest possible extent. To meet the Waste Strategy’s targets, all Queenslanders must work together to reduce the amount of waste that is produced, and ultimately disposed of, through sustainable waste management practices.
Queensland councils play a vital role in providing reliable waste management services to households and businesses across the state. These services are an important avenue for change to ensure that recycling is maximised and as much waste as possible is diverted away from landfill.
There are two funding programs available to support councils and groups of councils to drive a shift in community attitudes and behaviours towards household waste management and recycling, and reduce litter and illegal dumping incidents.
- LGIS Partnership Program – Behaviour Change Intervention
- LGIS Partnership Program – Behaviour Change Coordinator
Behaviour Change Intervention
The LGIS Partnership Program (Behaviour Change Intervention) provides individual councils with a framework, tools and funding to implement targeted behaviour change interventions for household waste and recycling services and public place littering and illegal dumping. This program will be delivered in two streams:
Stream 1 – Kerbside Waste Service Interventions
- Funding for education and behaviour change interventions for existing general waste, recycling and organics kerbside bin collection services, or new recycling kerbside bin services. Funding for new organics bin services is not available through this Program. Please refer to the Growing the Recovery of Organic Waste via Food Organic and Garden Organics (GROW FOGO) Fund.
Stream 2 – Litter and Illegal Dumping Interventions
- Funding for education and behaviour change interventions to reduce littering and illegal dumping for an existing litter or illegal dumping issue, specifically addressing:
- high cigarette butt litter
- high roadside litter
- high volume kerbside dumping
More information about the Program, eligibility and application process is available in the Program Guidelines .
Behaviour Change Coordinator
The LGIS Partnership Program (Behaviour Change Coordinator) provides funding for groups of geographically aligned Queensland councils, or lead councils for a Queensland region, to engage a behaviour change coordinator (coordinator) to develop and deliver waste education and behaviour change intervention activities for households, on behalf of the councils they represent.
The coordinator will work cooperatively with councils across the region to develop and deliver education and behaviour change activities that align with the Regional Waste Management Plans (RWMP), individual council priorities, as well as the overarching objectives of the Waste Strategy.
More information about the Program, eligibility and application process is available in the Program Guideline .
How to apply
Applications for both programs must be submitted through the Department of Environment, Science, and Innovation’s (DESI) SmartyGrants portal:
- LGIS Partnership Program – Behaviour Change Intervention
- LGIS Partnership Program – Behaviour Change Coordinator
Setting up a SmartyGrants account is free and previous SmartyGrants users can use the same account. If you experience technical difficulty creating a SmartyGrants account or completing an online form, please contact SmartyGrants on (03) 9320 6888.
More information
For further information, please contact the Grants Administration Team via phone (07) 3330 6360 or email at: grantsadministration@des.qld.gov.au