Deadline: 17-Feb-23
The Green Industries SA has announced the applications for Circular Economy Market Development Grants.
Grants for councils, industry associations, not-for-profit organisations, research institutes, and businesses that design, apply and scale-up innovative circular economy business models and practices or produce, manufacture, sell or promote South Australian recycled materials and recycled-content products.
The Strategy outlines actions that can contribute to the development of a circular economy – that is, an economy that realises the best of full value from products and materials produced, consumed and recovered in South Australia through:
- A clearly articulated policy and legislative framework that gives a solid platform for investment decisions and a stable and efficient market
- Supporting innovation and commercialisation
- Education, advocacy and awareness to support behaviour change in the way waste and resources are managed
- Applying the waste management hierarchy consistently with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
Objectives
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The Circular Economy Market Development Grants Program objectives are intended to:
- Accelerate adoption of circular economy business models and practices
- Increase duration of product and material lifecycles and value
- Facilitate an ongoing increase in the quality, performance and market demand for recycled materials and recycled content products
- Create or expand market opportunities for new, sustainable products made from recycled materials or existing recycled-content products
- Improve the quality and supply of waste feedstock for use in manufacturing recycled-content products, and improve market confidence/acceptance in the recycled materials and recycled-content products
- Connect buyers with suppliers for recycled materials and recycled-content products.
Funding Information
- Total funding of $200,000 is available for the program in 2022-23. Applications for Circular Economy Market Development Grants program up to a maximum of $100,000 (GST exclusive) per applicant are invited.
- Duration: Grants may be provided for eligible project costs incurred over a maximum of 12 months from the date of execution of the funding agreement, or as otherwise negotiated and agreed by Green Industries SA.
Eligible Projects
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Eligible projects are ones that:
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Identify, design, apply or scale-up innovative circular economy business models and practices, and include (but are not limited to) the following activities:
- Design-led changes to achieve circular outcomes
- Implementation, trial, demonstration and scale up of circular economy business models and practices
- Business case, feasibility studies, market research and analysis on achieving circular outcomes, including product stewardship schemes or extended producer’s responsibility
- Supporting circular economy projects in an industry sector and/or supply chains
- Support collaboration and capacity building activities.
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Validate and improve the quality and performance of local recycled materials and/or recycled-content products, and include (but are not limited to) the following activities:
- Product quality testing with accredited testing organisations
- Development of new or amended product technical specifications
- Development of new or amended product standards
- The associated certification or accreditation processes linked to the product standards or specifications
- Development of environmental declarations (e.g. EPDs) or labels based on Australian (preferred) / international standards and independent verification
- Laboratory testing, field trials and demonstration for product mixes and/or performance etc that validate products, ensuring that they meet market requirements
- Support education, training and awareness raising activities. and /or
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Develop new markets or expand existing markets for local recycled materials and/or recycled-content products, such as projects that include (but are not limited to) the following activities:
- Communication and promotional activities that increase awareness and knowledge / understanding of the performance and benefits of the recycledcontent products
- Business case, market analysis, market development and implementation plans
- Engagement activities that will connect suppliers with potential markets
- Development of circular procurement strategies, policies, targets, specifications, model practices, reporting and systems that encourages alternative procurement models or increases and improve market demand for the use of recycled materials and/or recycled-content products, including across supply chains
- Market research identifying specific industry and/or market development barriers and opportunities for emerging and priority waste streams.
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Identify, design, apply or scale-up innovative circular economy business models and practices, and include (but are not limited to) the following activities:
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To be eligible for funding the project and/or its outcomes must also cover all of the following:
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Target the following priority waste materials (noting that other materials may also be considered):
- Plastics
- Paper and cardboard
- Glass
- Scrap metals
- Textiles
- E-waste
- Batteries (excluding used lead acid batteries)
- Tyres
- Organics, and
- Emerging and/or problematic waste materials (such as solar PV panels and wind turbines etc).
- Meet and contribute to the objectives of the South Australia’s Waste Strategy 2020- 2025 and the Circular Economy Market Development Grants Program
- Provide a measurable economic, environmental and/or social benefit to South Australia
- Be focused within South Australia with a significant component of the project activities (i.e. more than 50%) to be undertaken in South Australia
- Have a clear implementation timeframe and project milestones
- Be new – activities have not commenced.
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Target the following priority waste materials (noting that other materials may also be considered):
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be accepted from local councils, industry associations, not-for-profit organisations, research institutions and businesses that design, apply and scale-up innovative circular economy business models and practices or produce, manufacture, sell or promote South Australian recycled materials and/or recycled-content products.
- All applicants must be legally constituted entities.
- Collaborative applications that demonstrate a strong partnership approach between industry associations, not-for-profit organisations, research institutions and/or representatives from targeted market segments or connecting potential customers through the supply chain, are encouraged.
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To be eligible for funding the applicant must:
- Undertake/implement a project whereby the primary focus and benefits must be for South Australia
- Be solvent and able to enter into a legally binding funding agreement with the South Australian Government
- Have a current Australian Business Number (ABN) and be registered for GST; notfor-profit organisations must be registered with an appropriate Australian and/or State-based authority as a legal entity comply with all federal and state laws, regulations and any applicable Environment Protection Authority requirements
- Have been operating for a minimum of two years. Applications from applicants who have been operating for less than two years may be considered on a case by case basis if sufficient justification is provided.
For more information, visit Circular Economy Market Development Grants.