Australia: E-waste Infrastructure Grants (Round 2)

The ban supports the objectives in the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 to recover more valuable resources from waste and to protect the environment by managing waste responsibly. The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is administering $10 million in grant funding through competitive grant rounds.

Objectives

This program meets the objectives of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 (waste strategy):

• Avoid: Western Australians generate less waste.
• Recover: Western Australians recover more value and resources from waste.
• Protect: Western Australians protect the environment by managing waste responsibly.

Grant Funding Streams

Projects funded will increase e-waste collection, storage, reuse, reprocessing and recycling capacity and capability under two streams:

• Stream 1: E-waste collection, storage and/or reuse grants
  • Collection and storage projects include fixed or semi-permanent e-waste infrastructure.
  • Equipment that assists with the reuse of e-waste.
  • Funding is available for new or upgraded facilities to increase capability and capacity to manage and store e-waste before reuse or onward reprocessing.
  • Maximum grant amount is $250,000.
• Stream 2: E-waste reprocessing infrastructure grants
  • Projects that increase capacity and capability in the state’s e-waste management network and include equipment purchase and installation and new or upgraded infrastructure for e-waste reprocessing and recycling.
  • Maximum grant amount is $2 million.

Eligible Projects

Entities that are eligible to apply are required to demonstrate how proposed projects meet the objectives:

• Stream 1 (E-waste collection and storage and/or reuse grants) project applications must:
  • align with one or more waste strategy objectives
  • be based in, and deliver benefits to, Western Australia.
  • increase e-waste collection and storage capacity or provide reuse opportunities.
  • provide collection infrastructure (semi or permanent) that facilitates improved e-waste bulk aggregation before onward processing (including buildings and manufactured transportable buildings).
  • procure equipment that assists the reuse of e-waste, allowing the materials to remain within the supply chain for longer.
  • advance industry best practice
  • projects that fully support the e-waste ban to landfill.
• Stream 2 (E-waste processing and recycling infrastructure) project applications must:
  • align with one or more the waste strategy objectives
  • be based in, and deliver benefits to, Western Australia.
  • increase processing and recycling opportunities.
  • demonstrate e-waste processing technology advancements.
  • divert precious metals and minimise hazardous substances from entering landfill.
  • advance industry best practice.
  • projects that fully support the e-waste ban to landfill.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible for the E-waste Infrastructure Grants, applications must:
  • be from a:
    • business;
    • local government;
    • regional council; or
    • registered charity – not-for-profit.
  • have a current Australian business number (ABN) and/or Australian company number (ACN).
  • have been operating for at least 12 months.
  • have satisfactory environmental, safety and financial compliance.
  • comply with the Funding Agreement Terms and Conditions.
  • provide data and reports as stipulated in the grants contract.
  • meet scheduled milestone payment dates.
  • facilitate site tours and share lesson learnt from projects.
• Applicants with outstanding waste levy payments, reporting or other obligations with the department are ineligible to apply.

For more information, visit Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.