The WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants program is a State Government initiative administered by the Waste Authority.
The aim of the program is to support investment in recycling and processing infrastructure in line with the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030 (waste strategy) to create a more circular economy in Western Australia. Funding for projects implemented in Western Australia that handle or process waste wholly or primarily sourced in Western Australia are key to this program.
In the 2023–24 funding round, priority was given to infrastructure projects that supported recovery and reprocessing of prioritised focus materials. Up to $250,000 was awarded per project.
The WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants are aligned with the waste strategy objectives of avoiding waste, recovering more value and resources from solid waste and protecting the environment. Assessment of applications focused on:
- how a project supports the waste strategy’s objectives
- how a project targets the program’s priority focus materials for this funding round
- whether a project meets specific assessment criteria.
Priority materials
Preference in the 2023–24 funding round was given to infrastructure development that recovers higher value resources from focus materials, including:
| Higher priority | Medium priority | Lower priority |
|---|---|---|
|
organics: food and garden organics textiles: clothing and other fabric-based materials |
glass: packaging and containers metals: steel, non-ferrous metals, packaging and containers construction and demolition waste non-domestic hazardous waste |
plastics tyres paper and cardboard: office paper, newspaper and magazines e-waste |
Infrastructure funding applications for plastics, paper and cardboard, tyres and e-waste were assessed as a lower priority as significant funding is being made available for these materials by the State Government through other programs.
Eligibility
Organisations eligible for funding include:
- businesses (normally with at least one year of continuous operation)
- incorporated community groups
- local governments
- not-for-profit organisations, including charitable recycling organisations
- regional councils.
Examples of infrastructure that could be funded by the program include:
- facilities and equipment to support greater sorting and decontamination of recovered materials
- facilities and equipment to enable reprocessing of materials to a higher quality suitable for manufacturers and end markets
- facilities and equipment for the remanufacturing of recovered materials into new products.
To apply
The 2023–24 WasteSorted Infrastructure grants round closed on 2 October 2023.
Information webinar
An information webinar for applicants was held on 30 August 2023. A copy of the presentation slides is available at the link below.
WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants 2023–24 information webinar slides (PDF)
Past infrastructure grant recipients
WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants 2023‒24
WasteSorted Organics Infrastructure Grants 2022‒23
WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants 2021‒22
WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants 2020‒21
Future funding
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Contact details
For further information about WasteSorted Infrastructure Grants, please contact the program coordinator on 6364 6945 or by email to wsg@dwer.wa.gov.au.
