Waste industry funding for South Australia

Adelaide, included in South Australia’s Waste & Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan

Environment Minister Ian Hunter has announced grant funding of more than $2.8 million, which he says will boost investment and jobs across South Australia’s waste and recycling industries.

Mr Hunter said the grants programme will see government partner with councils, businesses and not-for-profits to help deliver more than 67 jobs and attract more than $10.8 million investment for projects across South Australia.

The funding is from a four-year, $12 million reform programme – designed to reduce waste and boost the $1 billion waste and recycling sector – announced in the 2016-17 budget.

Background

Eighteen projects have received funding and include equipment and systems such as:

  • Advanced sorting equipment/system or technology to reduce processing residuals and increase the range of materials recovered;
  • Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) bins, and reporting systems to improve data collection and measurement to support policy development and community education;
  • Equipment to remove contamination through automated systems for ‘higher value” compost and fertiliser products from organic waste processing;
  • Balers etc. to enable compacted materials to be more efficiently transported and increased local processing facilities in regional areas.

Projects relating to materials banned from landfill such as green organic matter collected by councils, plastic packaging, whole tyres, and vehicles past their use, have been prioritised.

“The $2.88 million in grants is for projects with a total value of $13.7 million and will result in more than 67 new jobs,” Mr Hunter said.
Projects include:

Local Government

City of Charles Sturt – $150,000 for Beverley Transfer station redevelopment
City of Mount Gambier – $150,000 for a salvage shed
District Council of the Copper Coast – $33,225 for an autobaler
District Council of Ceduna – $20,000 for recycling depot upgrades
East Waste – $58,500 for a pilot RACV bin weighing mechanism (on three vehicles)
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority – $24,000 for a material handler at its Goolwa facility
Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority – $300,000 for establishment of a Recyclables Sorting Facility at Edinburgh Park
Rural City of Murray Bridge – $35,839.40 for a street sweeping drainage bay

Private sector

BSH Waste Solutions – $141,710 for a Resource Recovery Centre in Roxby Downs
Clare Valley Waste – $299,696 for materials recovery facility (MRF) upgrades and organics pad
Ceduna Recycling – $110,000 for a grinder for timber pallets and timber waste
Eco Waste Solutions – $300,000 for a mixed waste transfer station
Peats Soils – $150,000 for contaminated organics management
Plastic Granulating Services – $300,000 for a shredder to improve plastics processing
U Pull it – $300,000 to increase capabilities in dealing with end of life vehicles
VISY – $240,050 for optical sorting upgrade

Not for profit

Foodbank SA – $168,350 for improved storage of salvaged food
Finding Workable Solutions – $101,340 for a salvage and save shed at Heathfield

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