EPA's extension of the Waste Less, Recycle More initiative

OCTOBER 2016 | EPA’s extension of the Waste Less, Recycle More initiative

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Available funds under the extended Waste Less, Recycle More initiative for 2017 to 2021 = $337 million

Waste and Recycling Infrastructure Fund

·         $8 million for resource recovery expansion and enhancement grants

·         $25 million for major resource recovery infrastructure grants, in partnership with the Environmental Trust

·         $14.5 million for auditing, education and support

·         $0.5 million for weighbridges

Organics Infrastructure Fund and Program

·         $4.5 million for organics market development including $3 million in grants

·         $14 million for organics infrastructure grants, in partnership with the Environmental Trust

Business Recycling Program

·         $12.5 million Bin Trim grants and small scale equipment rebates

·         $5 million for industrial ecology networks in the commercial and industrial and construction and demolition sectors throughout NSW

·         $5 million for other business initiatives

Recycling Innovation Fund

·         $5 million for Recycling Innovation Fund grants, in partnership with the Environmental Trust

Additional funding will be available through grants funding after 1 July 2017.

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