Sustainability Victoria is supporting businesses and local government through the Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund Hazardous Waste stream (round 2). The fund aims to assist businesses and local government to increase the capacity and capability of Victoria’s resource recovery sector and recover high quality products.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm, Wednesday 15 December. Late applications will not be accepted except under exceptional circumstances.

Fund objectives
The Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund objectives are to:

• increase the recovery and local reprocessing of hazardous waste, and to manage this material in line with the waste hierarchy
• increase the use and quality of recycled materials for remanufacturing and to make new products
• increase economic development opportunities such as jobs, economic performance and growth of precincts.

The hazardous waste stream is seeking projects that will achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

a. Diversion of wastes from Category B landfill disposal.
b. Increased diversion of low-level contaminated soils from landfill disposal.
c. Increased recovery of hazardous wastes for reuse, recycling or energy recovery.
d. Improved management of hazardous wastes for reuse, recycling or energy recovery.

Projects to increase landfill airspace will not be considered but infrastructure that achieve fund outcomes in 2.3 What will be funded may be co-located at landfills.

Funding available
There is no funding cap per project. The total funding available for this grant round is $9.7 million.

Co-contribution
Applicants are required to meet the following minimum cash contribution:

Industry must co-contribute at least $3 for every $1 funded.

Local government must co-contribute at least $2 for every $1 funded.

Funding from other government sources (including federal, state or local) cannot be included in your co-contribution.