Prior to 1 July 2022, this fund was named the Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund: Materials.
| Number of recipients to date: | 8 |
|---|---|
| Total funding awarded to date: | $7,101,290 |
| All projects to be completed by: | 30 April 2026 |
The Circular Economy Infrastructure Fund: Materials stream supported infrastructure projects that increase capacity and improve the recovery of paper and cardboard, plastics, glass, tyres, organics and textiles.
$7.1 million was awarded to 8 infrastructure projects to increase Victoria’s capacity to process and recycle glass, organic, plastics, paper and carboard waste from the state.
Successful applicants were required to co-contribute at least:
- $3 for every $1 funded for industry applications
- $2 for every $1 funded for local government applications.
Fund recipients
Applications for Round 4 were submitted under Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund (VCE RMF). Projects cofunded by the Australian government are listed under the VCE RMF Funded projects.
Announcement date: 9 February 2024.
Pinegro Products Pty Ltd
Installing an organics decontamination processing line in Morwell that enables higher quality marketable finished products recycling from kerbside food and garden organics.
Funding: $1,000,000.
Plasgain Pty Ltd
Creating Plaspole, Australia's First Light Pole with Recycled Plastic Core, at Plasgain’s facility to manufacture light poles using post-consumer recycled content.
Funding: $250,000.
Repurpose It
Installing efficient organics decontamination technology to produce high quality compost from kerbside food and garden organics each year.
Funding: $1,000,000.
Applications for Round 3 were submitted under Victorian Circular Economy Recycling Modernisation Fund (VCE RMF). Projects cofunded by the Australian government are listed under the VCE RMF Funded projects.
Announcement date: 9 January 2023.
Close the Loop
Pioneering, installing and commissioning a ‘Mix Melter’ machine, an Australian invention to turn soft plastics into the proven and highly successful TonerPlas and rFlex products.
Funding: $200,000.
Announcement date: 12 November 2021.
Pinegro Products Pty Ltd
Building an enclosed composting facility in Gippsland to process kerbside food organics, garden organics, and commercial food waste.
Funding: $2,000,000.
Rural City of Wangaratta
Expanding the processing capacity of the Wangaratta Organics Processing Facility.
Funding: $381,000.
Van Schaik’s Bio Gro Pty Ltd
Establishing a Regional Organics Recovery Facility in the Bendigo region to process a range of organics including decontaminated kerbside FOGO.
Funding: $1,669,500.
Van Schaik’s Bio Gro Pty Ltd
Expanding the processing capacity of Bio Gro’s Dandenong South Organics Processing Facility.
Funding: $600,790.