The Tasmanian Government has announced $2 million in grants will soon be available for projects undertaking the recovery of resources from waste that would otherwise be lost to landfill.
Applications for the second round of the High Priority Infrastructure grants will open on March 14. Landfill or resource recovery facilities that receive more than 1,000 tonnes of material per year are eligible.
Minister for the Environment, Madeleine Ogilvie, is encouraging Tasmanian ‘resource warriors’ to take the next step in their recovery efforts.
“These grants are all about enabling our resource warriors to receive more waste, process more waste, and recover more waste,” Minister Ogilvie said.
“Recovering more waste strengthens our circular economy, an important part of our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future.
“Our vision is a modern island economy where nothing is wasted.”
The grants are managed by the Tasmanian Resource and Recovery Board (WRRB) and will be dispensed in amounts between $50,000 and $500,000, depending on the scale and complexity of a project.
WRRB Chair Pam Allan has encouraged eligible projects to apply.
“The grants support projects which improve the capacity, capability, and availability of resource recovery facilities, and their systems and equipment,” Ms Allan said.
Tasmanians can find out more by attending an online information session at 10am on 17 or 24 February, hosted by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania.
To find out more, or to sign up for a session, visit the website of the WRRB located at https://wrr.tas.gov.au/.
