Construction and demolition materials will be given another life as part of a $3.5 million grant program to support Tasmania's waste and resource recovery sector.
Minister for Parks and Environment, Nick Duigan, said grants of between $10,000 and $500,000 have been awarded to resource recovery projects to improve facilities, equipment and systems.
"Our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future will keep Tasmania clean and green, and managing our waste is incredibly important in ensuring we maintain both our environment and Tasmania's image and brand," Minister Duigan said.
"These projects are designed to deliver a reduction in the amount of waste to landfill, contributing to our vision of Tasmania being a place where nothing is wasted.
"We are encouraging households and businesses to rethink their approach to waste as we transition to a circular economy, driving investment in landfill alternatives as more materials are recovered from waste streams and turned into new and valuable products.
"This is a win for the environment and for jobs, creating new jobs and business opportunities in the waste and resource recovery sector."
The Recovery Circular Hub (otherwise known as the Glenorchy Tipshop) is one of 20 recipients under the High Priority Infrastructure Grants.
The Hub has received $30,000 to purchase new infrastructure for construction and demolition materials, increasing capacity for re-use.
The project will include an undercover sales area which will improve efficiency and increase capacity, further supporting circular supply chains.
The Glenorchy City Council's Jackson Street Recycling Hub will receive almost $100,000 to develop and expand its operations with a site office, hard stand area and increased capacity for loading bays.
Other successful applicants include:
Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board chair Pam Allan said it was pleasing to see so many reuse and recovery projects in Tasmania, with strong demand resulting in an increase to the available grant funding from $2 million to $3.5 million.
"The successful grant submissions demonstrated a clear commitment to the improvement of the reuse, repair, collection, sorting, processing, recycling and remanufacturing of priority materials identified in the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy 2023-26," said Ms Allan.
A full list of successful applicants is available on the Tasmanian Waste and Resource Recovery Board website: https://wrr.tas.gov.au/
