Recycling Modernisation Fund

Funding is available through the Australian Government’s $200 million Recycling Modernisation Fund to improve recycling outcomes and address critical gaps in Australia’s recycling infrastructure. The funding supports the waste export bans for plastic, paper, glass and tyres. 

The Government of South Australia has agreed to deliver the Recycling Modernisation Fund through a competitive grants funding program administered by Green Industries SA. 

Online information session

An online information session will be held from 10 am on Friday 11 July, to offer support for applicants. To register for the session, contact program manager Justin Lang by no later than 10 am, Thursday 10 July.

How much money is available?

Applications for Recycling Modernisation Fund grants from $200,000 to a maximum of $2 million will be available, for large scale projects involving significant capital expenditure and of state significance. 

Applicants are required to provide a minimum cash contribution of 50% of the requested grant amount.

Applicants that include a cash co-contribution of greater than 50% of the requested grant amount will be viewed favourably, as this will maximise the state and federal government’s return on investment.

Who can apply?

Private sector, non-government organisations and local government organisations can apply.

What will we fund?

Funding is available for projects that will support an increase in processing capacity and/or use of one or more of the following materials subject to the COAG waste export bans:

• Mixed plastics that are not of a single resin/polymer type and/or further sorting, cleaning and processing is required before use in re-manufacturing.
• Single resin/polymer plastics that have not been re-processed (for example, cleaned and baled PET bottles).
• Source separated paper and cardboard to end markets.
• Unprocessed glass, in a whole or broken state (both formed packaging and flat sheet glass source separated from photovoltaic panels).
• Whole used tyres including baled tyres, but not including bus, truck and aviation tyres exported for re-treading to a verified facility.

Projects must be carried out in South Australia.

What WON’T we fund?

Grant funds will not be available for material streams/recyclables that are not the focus of this program.

Please refer to the guidelines for the complete list of ineligible activities.

When does it close?