Government grants for waste recycling and processing infrastructure

Written By Anne Furey

The West Australian government are offering government grants up to $250,000 to support investment in recycling and processing infrastructure with the aim of avoiding waste, recovering more value and resources from solid waste, and protecting the environment.

Eligible organisations include:

  • Businesses

  • Incorporated community groups

  • Local government

  • Regional councils

  • Not-for-profits including charitable recycling organisations

Infrastructure refers to:

  • Facilities and equipment to increase / improve sorting and decontamination of recovered materials.

  • Facilities and equipment to enable reprocessing of materials to a higher quality and value

  • Facilities and equipment for the remanufacturing of recovered materials into new products

Preference will be given to recovery of higher value priority waste materials including:

High priority materials include:

  • Organics: food and garden organics

  • Textiles: clothing and other fabric-based materials

Medium priority materials include:

  • Glass: packaging and containers

  • Metals: steel, non-ferrous metals, packaging and containers

  • Construction and demolition waste

  • Non-domestic hazardous waste

The state government are inviting potential applicants to register for an information session being conducted on 30 August 2023. To register click here.

Applications close at 12pm (WST) Monday 2 October, 2023. For more information and access to the online application form click here.

Anne Furey
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