Funding for organisations in the resource recovery sector

Overview

This program aims to increase processing capability and capacity to improve quality of materials for re-manufacture and/or use of one or more of the following materials subject to the national waste export ban:

• mixed plastics that are not of a single resin/polymer type and/or further sorting, cleaning and processing is required before use in manufacturing
• single resin/polymer plastics that have not been reprocessed (e.g. cleaned and baled PET bottles)
• mixed and unsorted paper and cardboard
• all whole used tyres or in pieces larger than 150 mm, including baled tyres, but not including bus, truck and aviation tyres exported for retreading to a verified retreading facility.

Project types and costs include:

• purchasing, installing and commissioning new equipment or technology or upgrading existing facilities to increase domestic reprocessing capacity and/or increase use of recycled content in manufacturing and/or infrastructure
• capital purchases (e.g. infrastructure or equipment including mobile equipment to process materials on-site)
• construction of buildings to house recycling infrastructure (from the laying of a slab to commissioning).

Check if you can apply

Applications will be accepted from Australian businesses and local government with existing reprocessing and/or remanufacturing facilities in Victoria.

To be eligible, you must:

• have a current Australian business number (ABN)
• have been operating in Australia for a minimum of 2 years by the application closing date
• be able to demonstrate financial viability to undertake the project
• be able to meet the required co-contribution amount
• agree to comply with the terms of participation and the general grant funding agreement.

Projects must:

• be located in and service Victoria
• source 50% or more of the project materials from Victorian sources
• meet regulatory and planning requirements
• be completed by 31 May 2025
• demonstrate market supply of the material feedstocks and demand for the processed products.