$9.7 million allocated to support recycling of hazardous waste
Sustainability Victoria is offering grants to eligible businesses and local government on a co-contribution basis and with no funding cap.
The Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund - Hazardous Waste Stream (Round 2) is aiming to support projects located in Victoria which:
increase the recovery and local reprocessing of hazardous waste
increase the use and quality of recycled materials for remanufacturing and to make new products
increase economic development opportunities such as jobs, economic performance and growth of precincts
Successful projects are expected to achieve at least one of the following outcomes:
Divert waste from Category B landfill disposal
Increase diversion fo low-level contaminated soils from landfill disposal
Increase recovery of hazardous wastes for reuse, recycling or energy recovery
Improve management of hazardous wastes for reuse, recycling or energy recovery
Funding may be provided for:
Purchase, installation and commissioning of equipment
Pre-construction activities such as site clearing, earthworks, or site accessibility works associated with the installation of the new equipment
Modification of buildings to house the new equipment
Applications must be submitted by 11:59PM on the 15th December 2021. More information can be found here.