WasteSorted Organics Infrastructure Grants (Australia)

The aim of the program is to support investment in food organics and garden organics (FOGO) recovery, recycling and processing infrastructure in line with the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 (waste strategy). WasteSorted grants are aligned with the waste strategy’s objectives of avoiding waste, recovering more value and resources from solid waste, and protecting the environment.

The program’s objectives are to support the construction or purchase of a broad range of large and small infrastructure and equipment, to enable the re-use or recycling of source separated FOGO waste that would otherwise go to landfill or be lost from the circular economy.

Priority Waste

• This program will target infrastructure development that recovers higher value resources from priority FOGO waste.
• Order of priority:
  • Municipal FOGO collections
  • Commercial and industrial food organics (FO) and FOGO collections
  • Other organics streams recovered for processing

Funding Information

• Applications from prescribed premises handling and processing other organic feedstocks as well as FOGO are eligible.
• $1.25 million allocated to this round, with the possibility of more funding
• No maximum funding cap per project
• Small- and large-scale projects considered

Duration

• Preference will be given to projects that can be completed within one year of the funding approval.
• Longer-term projects that clearly demonstrate a significant contribution towards waste strategy objectives and program priorities may be considered.

What can be funded?

• Funding is available for projects implemented in Western Australia that handle or process organic waste wholly or primarily sourced in Western Australia.
• Examples of infrastructure that may be funded by the program include:
  • facilities and equipment to support greater sorting and decontamination of recovered organic waste
  • facilities and equipment to enable reprocessing of organic waste to a higher quality suitable for manufacturers and end markets
  • facilities and equipment for the remanufacturing of recovered organic waste into new products
  • vehicles directly related to organics processing (not collection) such as loaders.

Who can apply?

• Organisations eligible for funding include:
  • businesses (normally with at least one year of continuous operation)
  • incorporated community groups
  • local governments
  • not-for-profit organisations
  • regional councils.
• Organisations not eligible for funding include:
  • organisations without an ABN/ACN
  • individuals without an ABN
  • State Government agencies and statutory authorities
  • applicants from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • schools (WasteSorted Schools grants are available specifically for school waste projects)
  • research and education organisations
  • peak bodies
  • organisations that have outstanding waste levy payments, reporting or other obligations under any programs funded through the WARR Account
  • applicants unable to confirm reasonable compliance with Western Australian environment protection laws during the past five years.

For more information, visit Waste Authority.