Round two of the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board’s High Priority Infrastructure Grants will be open for applications next month.
Under the grants, $2 million dollars is available to support a range of infrastructure projects that will help the state transition to a circular economy and address the priority materials outlined in the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy. These grants build on the success of the first round, where $3.5 million has been committed for a range of projects.
Applications for the High Priority Infrastructure Grants Round 2 will open on March 14, they are available to support projects which improve the capability, capacity and availability of resource recovery facilities, equipment and systems.
Applications for grants of between $50,000 and $500,000 will soon be available for eligible applicants with projects that target the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy’s priority materials and demonstrate a tangible benefit to the Tasmanian community and the resource recovery sector.
Funding for the grant is sourced entirely from the Landfill Levy, returning funds back to the community. These funds are being reinvested into important resource and recovery projects across the state to improve the reuse, repair, collection, sorting, processing, recycling and remanufacturing of materials that might otherwise be wasted in landfills.
Round two of the High Priority Infrastructure Grants support applicants that currently operate a landfill and/or waste and resource recovery facility in Tasmania receiving more than 1000 tonnes of material each year.
To provide additional support and information for applicants, online information sessions will be held at 10am 17 February and at 10am on 24 February.
Information about the grant program, guidelines and to sign up for an online information session, visit the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board website.