Funding for organisations in the resource recovery sector

Overview

Funding is available to support the development of waste plastics, tyres, paper and cardboard processing infrastructure to manage materials currently collected for recycling in Western Australia and exported.

Project that focus on delivering the following waste infrastructure will be prioritised for funding:

• plastics – commercial film plastics collection and processing and facilities that can process soft plastics
• tyres – regional tyre processing
• paper and cardboard – secondary paper and cardboard sorting
• logistics considerations – investments that improve the long term logistics for material collection and separation.

Check if you can apply

To be eligible, organisations must:

• pass a fit and proper person test
• at the time of entering into a funding agreement, agree to hold adequate insurance to cover potential liabilities in conducting the project
• be willing to enter into a funding agreement with the department by 31 December 2023
• meet the expected completion and operational date of 30 June 2026.