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WASTE REDUCTION AND POLLUTION PREVENTION (WRAPP) FUND
GRANT RECIPIENTS 2011-12
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Compost Council of Canada  $25,000 to support the development of best management
practices and provide training to compost facility operators.
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Conseil de Développement Économique des Municipalités Bilingues du Manitoba 
$25,000 to establish compost collection sites and provide an organic waste collection
service for farming communities in southeastern Manitoba.
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Fisher River First Nation  $20,000 to help develop a recycling pilot program intended to
enhance waste management in the First Nation community.
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Harvest Moon Society  $10,000 to support the construction of new sustainable structures,
including a community compost centre, by redeveloping an abandoned building.
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HaulAway & More  $8,000 to undertake a pilot project intended to provide an
environmentally sound way of disposing washout water from building projects and support
the study of the effects of this waste water on the environment.
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Manitoba Composting Association  $3,000 to support the creation of a website to share
compost-related information, events and research activities.
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Rossburn Elementary School  $4,293 to begin composting with worms to produce
compost for the school garden.
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Rural Municipality of Rossburn  $5,500 to support regional waste planning for the
communities within the Riding Mountain Biosphere.
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Rural Municipality of South Norfolk  $9,000 to support the construction of a recycling
depot to enhance the community’s waste-diversion strategies.
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Stars of Promise  $5,000 to demonstrate the use of recycled rubber as a playground
surface.
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Town of Snow Lake  $10,000 to support the purchase of recycling trailers to strengthen
recycling services in the community.
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Winnipeg Folk Festival  $5,000 to support the festival’s expansion of its post-consumer
food waste composting and active transportation programs.
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Wood Anchor $25,000 to support a multi-phased approach to reclaim wood waste
destined for landfills to make flooring and build furniture.