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CleanBC Organics Funding Program

Last updated on April 23, 2026

The CleanBC Organics Funding Program (OFP) helps keep organic waste out of landfills and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.

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CleanBC Organics Funding Program

The OFP funding supports a $14 million investment towards building and expanding organic waste processing facilities.

The B.C. government will contribute $9 million to fund up to 66% of eligible project costs of the successful projects.

To learn more about requirements and funding, review the CleanBC Organics Funding Program Guide (PDF, 6MB).

Types of projects

Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
  • Organics Processing Infrastructure Projects, which may include:
    • ​Composting facilities, including new or the expansion of existing ones, to increase processing capacity​​
    • Anaerobic digesters, including new or the expansion of existing ones, to increase processing capacity

  • Residential Curbside Collection Projects, which may include:

    • Purchasing of curbside bins used for collection
    • Purchasing of kitchen bins used in households
    • The distribution and development of communication and educational outreach packages and/or programs that facilitate success of the proposed curbside collection program
    • The initial distribution of anticipated funded program materials listed above to residents

Applicants will be able to apply for one or both project streams, as noted above (such as, a combination of infrastructure and collection).

Eligibility 

You must be an eligible applicant and meet the project criteria to apply.

Eligible applicant

You must be one of the following to be an eligible applicant:

  • Indigenous governing bodies, as defined in the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act
  • Municipalities of B.C.
  • Regional districts in B.C., including:
    • Metro Vancouver Regional District
    • Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District (GVS&DD)

Project criteria

Projects must meet all criteria for their funding stream(s) to be eligible for OFP funding.

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Organics Infrastructure Program

  • Must divert organic waste from landfills to an organic processing facility
  • Must create additional organic waste processing capacity in B.C. through the construction of new, or the expansion of existing facilities
  • Must result in incremental capital spending
  • Must result in quantifiable and incremental GHG reductions from organic waste diversion until at least March 31, 2037
  • Must process organic waste for beneficial re-use (e.g., Class A compost)
  • Must require funding to make the project viable
  • Must be located in B.C.
  • Must have a specific, secured and authorized site location
  • Must have Council / Board / Band Council or other appropriate governing body resolution
  • Must have consulted with First Nations and nearby communities that may be affected by the operations of an organics processing facility
  • Must align with applicable regional Solid Waste Management Plan
  • Must commit to the recipient providing at least one-third of the eligible project costs
  • Must commit to construction completed and systems operational by March 31, 2027
  • Must commit to utilizing a minimum of 70% design capacity within one year of systems operational
  • Must commit to being operational until at least March 31, 2037
  • Must commit to annual reporting until at least March 31, 2037 (for example, GHG emission reductions)
  • Must comply with all applicable acts and regulations, including the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and Organic Matter Recycling Regulation (OMRR)
  • If the project involves a partnership agreement between the applicant and a for-profit entity, the applicant must receive significant and intended material benefit(s) of the funding
 

Residential curbside collection

  • Must result in an increased quantity of organic waste diverted from landfills
  • Must create new or expand existing residential organic curbside collection programs to include the collection of additional types of organic materials or to extend the service area
  • Must result in incremental capital spending
  • Must result in quantifiable and incremental GHG emission reductions from organic wastes
  • Must collect only residential organic waste
  • Must divert organic waste to an organic processing facility that is currently operational or planned to be operational by the time the collection program begins
  • Must process diverted organic waste for beneficial re-use
  • Must be located in B.C.
  • Must have Council / Board / Band Council or other appropriate governing body resolution
  • Must align with applicable regional Solid Waste Management Plan
  • Must commit to one-third of eligible project costs
  • Must commit to having programs operational by March 31, 2027
  • Must commit to utilizing a minimum 70% design capacity within one year of systems operational
  • Must commit to being operational until at least March 31, 2037
  • Must commit to reporting on GHG emission reductions until at least March 31, 2037
  • Must comply with all applicable federal, provincial and municipal laws
  • If the project involves a partnership agreement between the applicant and a for-profit entity, the applicant must receive significant and intended material benefit(s) of the funding

 

Application process

Application deadline

The submission period for funding under the 2025/2026 fiscal year is open from:

  • December 3, 2024 to February 13, 2025 at 3:00pm

How to apply

  1. Review the Organics Funding Program Guide (PDF, 6MB) to learn about the program requirements and funding details
  2. Submit a complete application form to the Ministry for assessment through the Local Government Information System (LGIS) no later than the application deadline
  3. Applications must include all applicable mandatory supporting documentation
  4. Submit applications and supporting documents from First Nations projects to the ministry for assessment through the LGIS, or email them to OrganicsFund@gov.bc.ca

Resources

Program guide

The program guide outlines full program requirements and funding details:

Application supporting tools and templates

Organic waste management

Learn more about other ways to keep organic waste out of landfills.

Successful projects

Funding Recipient

Project Name(s)

Tla'amin Nation 

Tla'amin Organics Processing Facility

Nisga'a Village of New Aiyansh 

Gitlaxta'amiks Organics Processing Project

Skidegate Band Council

Skidegate Community Compost Project

Tl'etinqox Government

Tl'etinqox Organic Waste Management System

Kispiox Band Council

Kispiox Organic Waste Management System

City of Revelstoke

City of Revelstoke Residential Organics Curbside Collection Program

Village of New Denver

Community Composting Expansion Project

Contact information

If you have questions about this program: