Deadline: 6-Mar-23
The Government of Western Australia is seeking applications for its WasteSorted Grants – Organics Infrastructure Program to protect the Western Australian environment by supporting existing food organic and garden organic (FOGO) waste facilities to refine their practices.
Objectives
- Projects must meet one or more of these objectives:
- address priority environmental performance objectives (aspects)
- support a higher benchmark of environmental management, beyond the existing regulatory controls and outcomes
- support ongoing outcomes of improved protection of the environment, public health and/or amenity beyond the life of the funding
- The objective of this program is to deliver better practice operations rather than simply increasing output. Delivering better practice operations is expected to support improved product quality, which will in turn support markets for recycled organics.
Funding Information
- A total of $1,000,000 is available for projects to be funded in 2022-23.
- A maximum $200,000 grant limit applies per operating site.
What can be funded?
- Funding is available for projects implemented in Western Australia, handling or processing waste wholly or primarily sourced in Western Australia.
- Examples of infrastructure that may be funded by the program include:
- air extraction systems or aeration systems
- odour treatment systems (e.g. biofilters)
- enclosures (e.g. sheds)
- hardstands
- leachate and stormwater management infrastructure
- relevant monitoring equipment
- other equipment/infrastructure that addresses focus aspects.
What will not be funded?
- projects outside Western Australia
- applicants from Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- organisations that have outstanding waste levy payments
- organisations that have outstanding reports or other obligations under any
- programs funded through the WARR Account
- applicants unable to confirm reasonable compliance with Western Australian environment protection laws during the last five years.
- Examples of ineligible expenditure include:
- processing equipment (e.g. trommel screens, wheeled loaders) that does not directly address the project priority environmental performance objectives
- purchase of land
- external product testing costs
- ongoing operating costs (such as rates, water and electricity costs, repair and maintenance costs, operational staffing)
- project activities that started before signing a funding agreement with the State of Western Australia
- activities to address existing non-compliance with legislative requirements
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants who hold a licence or works approval for FOGO handling and processing at a prescribed premises regulated under the following categories:
- Category 61A/62: solid waste facilities or depots (waste transfer stations), premises on which FOGO is stored, sorted and/or processed; or
- Category 67A: compost manufacturing and soil blending, premises on which FOGO is stored pending processing, mixing, drying or composting to produce commercial quantities of compost or blended soils.
- Applications for prescribed premises handling and processing other organic feedstocks as well as FOGO are eligible, where FOGO remains the focus material for the project. Applications for prescribed premises handling and processing other organic feedstocks such as garden organics only, and regulated under the categories, will also be eligible although will be considered at a lower priority in the assessment process.
For more information, visit Government of Western Australia.