Sustainability Victoria is awarding more than $2.1 million to ten research and industry partner projects.
The project will partake in research aiming to develop new innovative products, which will be made for recycled glass, paper, or cardboard.
These products will also include recycle plastic and tyres, with hopes that the research can contribute to Victoria’s transition to a circular economy.
The ten projects will support nine new dedicated research roles for personnel, including partial funding for six existing positions.
The funded projects will include supporting Monash University Institute of Railway Technology’s research and development of recycled plastic elements for tram stop platforms. $300,000 has been allocated towards this project, as well as projects partners Yarra Trams, Integrated Recycling, and Advanced Circular Polymer.
RMIT University in partnership with Enviromesh (Fibrecon) and Citywide will develop a low-carbon concrete product, which will contain pre-treated cardboard waste. This will be supported by the allocated $200,000 of funding.
Swinburne University of Technology in collaboration with Polyfoam and Frubber have been allocated $200,000, to support the development of reinforcing products for residential housing slabs, made from recycle products.
Polystyrene and tyre crumbs will be recycled as part of the project. An additional project will also be undertaken and will include product development research to enable recycled glass in road surface treatments, recycled cardboard in roof trusses, and recycled plastics in manufacturing bed frames and mattresses.
This fund is part of Recycling Victoria’s $30.5 million Recycling Markets Acceleration Program.
This program aims to accelerate demand for recycled materials by supporting the development of new products, improve product standards and build market confidence for products.
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