Key components of the Waste Authority's work are managed through a range of programs using different mechanisms.
Some are open or restricted grant schemes, others are targeted operations involving direct interaction with the relevant group.
You can access each of the different types of programs in the menu below.
State programs
Better Bins Plus: Go FOGO
Funding for local government FOGO kerbside collection services
Charitable Recyclers Rebate
Supporting charitable recyclers efforts to divert waste from landfill
Construction and demolition recycling
Encouraging greater use of recycled construction and demolition products
Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste)
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in Australia
Food Organics and Garden Organics
Implementing better practice FOGO kerbside collection services
Household Hazardous Waste Program
Supporting safe handling and disposal of household hazardous waste
Illegal Dumping
Supporting the investigating and prosecuting of illegal dumping
WasteSorted
Working together to get our waste sorted
WasteSorted bin tagging
Improving source separation in kerbside collection through feedback.
WasteSorted Community Education Grants
Supporting projects that contribute to the waste strategy’s targets
WasteSorted Organics Infrastructure Grants 2024–25
Supporting projects that contribute to the waste strategy’s targets
WasteSorted Toolkit
Supporting local governments and regional councils' waste communications