The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP, Minister for the Environment and Water
The Hon Reece Whitby MLA, Western Australia Minister for the Environment
More than $30 million is now available to boost recycling and waste infrastructure as part of a joint funding scheme by the Australian and Western Australian Labor Governments.
The second round of the Western Australian Recycling Modernisation Fund will provide successful recipients a share in up to $30.75 million to build, expand or upgrade waste processing infrastructure. This will support the phase out of exporting certain types of waste plastics, tyres, mixed paper and cardboard.
Up to $5 million worth of industrial zoned land is also on offer.
The funding will be invested in projects which increase the recovery of materials that can be reused or recycled as well as improve the capacity for sorting, processing and manufacturing of materials affected by waste export bans.
The WA Government and Commonwealth will contribute a maximum of two-thirds of the project costs, with applicants required to fund at least one third.
The Western Australian Recycling Modernisation Fund is investing $70 million in grant funding to address critical infrastructure gaps in the State’s waste management.
