Resource recovery funding

Sustainability Victoria offers grant programs for resource recovery within the municipal sector and the commercial and industrial and construction and demolition sectors. The grant programs contribute to achieving the state's Towards Zero Waste (TZW) Strategy targets to increase resource recovery rates to 75% by 2014.
 
The programs support projects that increase materials diversion from landfill. The programs are funded through revenue raised via the landfill levy which is placed on all operating landfills in Victoria by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).

2014 TZW Strategy Targets

• 65% Resource Recovery Rate - Municipal Sector
• 80% Resource Recovery Rate - Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Sector
• 80% Resource Recovery Rate - Construction & Demolition (C&D) Sector

Download a pdf of the TZW Summary Report at the bottom of the page.

Commercial and Industrial Recyclable Packaging Project

Sustainability Victoria has received almost $1.9 million of funding from the National Packaging Covenant (NPC) to divert an additional 50,000 tonnes of recyclable packaging from landfill by May 2010. The funding will support investment for new collection services for recyclable packaging to small to medium sized businesses, a sector where resource recovery has traditionally been difficult.

The Commercial and Industrial Recyclable Packaging Project closed 5 December 2008.

View more information at Resource recovery funding - Commercial and Industrial Recyclable Packaging Project

Towards Zero Waste (TZW) Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Resource Recovery Infrastructure Grants Program

The TZW C&I Resource Recovery Infrastructure grants program contributes to achieving the Victorian Government's TZW Strategy target to recover 75% of waste by 2014 with the following sector targets:

• 80% recovery from the commercial and industrial sector
• 80% recovery from the construction and demolition sector

The program has historically assisted with the development of infrastructure, markets and systems to increase materials diversion from landfill. The program is funded through revenue raised through the landfill levy which is placed on all operating landfills in Victoria by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA).  
The Regional Towards Zero Waste Support Program closed 11 December 2008.  
View more information at Towards Zero Waste (TZW) Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Resource Recovery Infrastructure Grants Program