Projects funded

Since 2017 Green Industries SA has provided more than $74 million in funding to build and improve waste, recycling and resource recovery equipment and infrastructure.

2023–24

Lead-Educate-Assist-Promote (LEAP) Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Food South Australia
Guiding the South Australian Food and Beverage Industry in Sustainability
$100,000
Motor Trade Association SA/NT
Automotive Industry Energy and Electric Vehicle Capability Assessment
$100,000
$200,000

2022–23: $3.5m

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Australian Hotels Association SA BranchSustainability Program for Australian Hotels Association – SA$50,000
Barossa AustraliaBarossa Zero Carbon Glass Wine Bottle & ‘Green Gas’ Initiative$99,900

Business Victor Harbor

Fleurieu Region Circular Business Program

$98,986

Festival City AdelaideFestival City Adelaide: Supporting Development of Sustainability Action Plans$100,000

Prawn Association

Prawn Association Carbon Footprinting & Net Zero Pathway

$50,000

South Australian Spirit Producers AssociationBoosting Sustainability for South Australian Distillers$100,000
$498,886


Assess-Implement-Monitor (AIM) Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Australian Wine Research Institute

AWRI Net Zero Emissions Pathway

$14,460

Electrolux Home Products

Electrolux Level 3 Energy Audit

$10,000

Flat Bread BakeryWaste reduction and Heat Recovery Opportunities Assessment$14,920
GemtreeNet zero pathway$15,000
Hewitson WinesHewitson Wines Roadmap to Zero Emissions$15,000
Macro MeatsMacro Group Australia Energy Assessment$10,000
Matthews HospitalityNet Zero Pathway For MHG$15,000
Mollydooker WinesMollydooker Net Zero Pathway Development$15,000
RAAReducing Waste at RAA$15,000
Saint HilarionSt Hilarion Resource Efficiency Assessment$15,000
The Hygiene Co.The Hygiene Co. Net Zero Emissions Planning$15,000
Uniting Country SA (UCSA)Net Zero Pathway for Uniting Country SA (UCSA)$15,000
$169,380


Regional Transport Subsidies Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Plains Council






Support the transport of kerbside recyclables from SA regional areas to Metropolitan Adelaide for processing

$4,224
Barunga West Council$5,527

Berri Barmera Council

$25,483

City of Mount Gambier$109,013
City of Port Lincoln$102,784
Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council$13,454
Coorong District Council$5,768
Copper Coast Council$36,023
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula$22,726
District Council of Cleve$7,206
District Council of Mount Remarkable$6,549
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton$2,655
District Council of Peterborough$4,637
District Council of Robe$10,109
Mid Murray Council$7,463
Mount Barker District Council$61,470
Naracoorte Lucindale Council$26,836
Port Pirie Regional Council$36,396
Regional Council of Goyder$5,758
Renmark Paringa Council$23,409
Rural City of Murray Bridge$26,403
Southern Mallee District Council$3,446
Tatiara District Council$11,558
The Barossa Council$17,858
The Flinders Ranges Council$5,727
Wakefield Regional Council$7,811
Whyalla City Council$85,263
Yorke Peninsula Council$29,461
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority
Alexandrina Council$21,446
City of Victor Harbor$15,360
District Council of Yankalilla$4,139

Kangaroo Island Council

$13,516

$759,478

Charitable Recyclers

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

ADRA Op Shop Victor Harbor

Partially offset the cost of residual waste disposal aligned with the solid waste levy.

$1,821

Australian Red Cross Society

$215

AWR Charity for People$3,811
Foodbank SA$5,168
RSPCA (SA) Inc.$7,387
Save the Children$7,339
St Vincent de Paul Society$68,119
Salvos Stores$69,534
Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast$475
Red Nose Australia Ltd$490
United Country SA$1,676
$166,035

Women in Circular Economy Leadership Scholarship

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Karen Jones HauserThe Good Catch (recycled-content microplastic filter for washing machines)$5,000
Claire ChanCascara: Product Design from Shell Waste – local market study$2,000
$7,000

Circular Economy Student Award

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Daniel OtengPhD/University of Adelaide: Towards a sustainable PV waste policy; exploring the management practices of end-of-life solar photovoltaic modules in Australia $500
AHM Mohsinul RezaPhD/Flinders University: A novel approach to determine lipid inducing conditions in microalgae with aggregation-induced emission-based fluorophores$500
Yue LiuPhD/University of South Australia: Utlissation of drinking water treatment sludge to develop eco-friendly concrete products$500
$1,500

Kerbside Performance Plus Food Organics Incentives Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA)

Kerbside performance grant towards the implementation of Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin deliveries; and, lined and ventilated food waste system for households.



$66,713

City of Adelaide$3,794
City of Burnside$2,483
City of Port Adelaide Enfield$30,550
City of Port Lincoln$14,205
Clare and Gilbert Valley Council$43,633
Copper Coast Council$29,724

Port Pirie Regional Council

$95,589

$286,691


Council Modernisation

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Central Adelaide Waste and Recycling Authority (CAWRA)

Soft plastics collection trial

$52,345

CAWRAInteractive 3D touch screens (x3)$59,910
City of AdelaideResidential organics trial$40,995
City of CampbelltownWeekly kerbside organics pilot - Hectorville$50,520
City of Holdfast BayInstallation of 4x public bin banks (FOGO and recycling)$26,155
City of Port LincolnResidential organics trial$40,713
City of SalisburyReview of business waste management practices$20,650
District Council of Streaky BayDevelopment of Waste Strategy$30,507
Eyre Peninsula Local Government AssociationImplementation of Waste Strategy$20,000

Rural City of Murray Bridge

Organics pilot – Aged care facility

$3,700

$345,495

Circular Economy Market Development Grants (Round 6)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Arris

In-situ product validation testing of recycled plastic components for locally manufactured wastewater treatment systems

$27,850

JeffriesComposted Products in Certified Compostable Bags$22,000
Kimberly Clark AustraliaThe Nappy Loop– Scale up of South Australian disposable nappy recycling trial$42,500
Knox ConstructionsWaste Management System for residential construction – Phase 1 (data collection and analysis)
$63,500
Net Zero LabSouth Australian Repair and Maintenance Services Sector Study$50,000
NyrstarNyrstar Australia's Battery Recycling Expansion Study$32,500
ResourceCoClimate Emergency – Break Glass for carbon benefits$32,500
ReusablyReusably x Adelaide$53,797
$324,647

Recycling Infrastructure Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

AHRWMA

Magnet attachment for steel diversion

$36,000

CAWRAGlass fines – quality improvement$147,008
CMB Recycling P/L Equip upgrade: Loader for compost$160,000
DC Orroroo CarrietonTransfer Station upgrade$142,004
Habitat for Humanity (SA)Restore sorting and repair shed$26,354
Mobius FarmsFood waste processing equipment and conveyor $28,000
OzHarvestFood collection truck, cool room & freezer$109,410
SABRN P/LAquaculture recycling$35,000
Scout RecyclingNew commercial scrap metal and CDL site$41,933
Tatiara Trench DiggersCompost screen and air vac$200,000
YCAScreen for plastic pelletising line$24,260
$950,069

2021–22: $7.5m

Recycling Infrastructure Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

CAWRA

Eddy Current separator installation

$183,500

DC Mt Remarkable

Willowie Transfer station 

$183,154

Eco Caddy

Food scraps scale up and optimisation

$14,832

Foodbank SA

Food waste recovery vehicle

$55,000

Little Droppings

Diverting disposal nappies from landfill

$9,500

MASTEC

Increasing recycled content

$150,000

Mid Murray Council

Cardboard / fibre trailer

$8,500

Peats Group

Anaerobic Digestion

$200,000

Second Bite

Expansion to feed more

$38,401

Sustaining Endeavours

Polywinder split drum

$746

Transmutation P/L

Powder Coating / plastic products

$99,200

$942,833


Circular Economy Market Development Grants (Round 5)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Amorim Australasia  

ReCork @ R.M. Williams

$45,000 

Grain Producers SA

Grain Silo Bag Recycling Feasibility Study

$60,000 

IPWEA

Boosting Recycled Material Use in Infrastructure Assets

$100,000 

$205,000

 

Circular Economy Market Development Grants (Round 4)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Arris Pty Ltd

Product Quality Testing of Recycled Plastic Components for Locally Manufactured Wastewater Treatment Systems

$20,000 

Bygen Pty Ltd

Compost Granulation Incorporating Activated Carbon

$100,000 

City of Charles Sturt

In-Field Trial of 100% Recycled Content Mobile Garbage Bin Bodies

$13,850 

Peats Group

NIR Quality Control

$43,893 

University of South Asutralia

Silicon from Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels

$70,641 

$248,384

 

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Business SA

Accelerating Net Zero Emissions for Business (ANZEB) - SA Pilot Program

$94,500

City of Marion

Edwardstown Employment  Precinct – Circular Economy Project

$35,500

Festivals AdelaideFestival City Adelaide: Leading Environmental Sustainability and Responsible Practice$98,950
$228,950

 

AIM Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide's Finest Supermarkets

Pasadena Foodland Resource Efficiency Assessment

$14,520

Discovery Parks

Waste Opportunities Assessment

$15,000

Duxton Apples

Net Zero Emissions Pathway Development

$15,000

Duxton PubsNet Zero Emissions Pathway Development$15,000
Mexican ExpressEnergy and Waste Review with implementation of energy efficiency improvements$13,333
Obela Fresh Dips & SpreadsEnergy Efficiency & Zero Carbon Advisory$10,000
Obela Fresh Dips & SpreadsWaste assessment with funds for source separation (recycling) equipment$11,279
Pikes VintnersPikes Sustainable Winery Precinct$15,000
RM WilliamsWaste Opportunities Assessment$14,493
Robern MenzWaste Management and Circular Economy Review$15,000
Royal Flying Doctor Service - Australia Central OperationsEnergy Management Project$10,000
SafcolElizabeth South Facility Sustainability Improvements$15,000
Sea Dragon Kangaroo IslandSustainability Assessment & Strategic Planning$15,000
Sundrop FarmsBioenergy prefeasibility assessment$10,999
Wirra WirraNet Zero Emissions Assessment and Pathway$10,000
YalumbaNet Zero Emissions Planning$10,000
$210,074

 

Charitable Recyclers

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

ADRA Op Shop Mt Barker

Partially offset the cost of residual waste disposal aligned with the solid waste levy



$178

ADRA Op Shop Victor Harbor$1,378
Australian Red Cross Society$191
AWR Charity for People$6,086
CareWorks SA$711
Foodbank of South Australia Inc$5,899
Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast$164
Lutheran Care$73
Red Nose Australia Ltd$1,189
RSPCA (SA) Inc.$6,205
Salvos Stores$57,823

Save the Children

$8,030

St Vincent de Paul Society SA Inc$66,332
$154,259

 

Food Waste for Healthy Soils Fund (joint with Australian Government)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

District Council of Peterborough 

Demonstration composting facility

$136,600

Jeffries Group

Upgrade contamination identification and removal capacity

$427,000

Peats Group Pty Ltd Commercial scale organics receival and compost manufacturing facility (Riverland)$900,000
SA Composters Pty Ltd Upgrade shredding infrastructure at the SA Composters' Lonsdale facility$600,000
Van Schaiks Organic Soils & Bark Suppliers Increase composting, organic receival and liquid waste capacity, and improve contamination management$994,070
$3,057,370

 Regional Transport Subsidies Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Barunga West Council

Support the transport of kerbside recyclables from SA regional areas to Metropolitan Adelaide for processing

$5,463

Berri Barmera Council

$25,359

City of Mount Gambier$101,925
City of Port Lincoln
$102,257
Coorong District Council$3,703
Copper Coast Council$33,772
District Council of Lower Eyre Peninsula$16,598
District Council of Orroroo Carrieton$3,255
District Council of Peterborough$4,559
District Council of Robe$12,935
Light Regional Council$9,403
Mid Murray Council$7,724
Mount Barker District Council$61,580
Naracoorte Lucindale Council$27,471
Port Augusta City Council$42,364
Port Pirie Regional Council$38,979
Regional Council of Goyder$6,198
Rural City of Murray Bridge$26,604
Southern Mallee District Council$3,821
Tatiara District Council$12,538
The Barossa Council$17,801
The Flinders Ranges Council$6,055
Wakefield Regional Council$7,679
Wattle Range Council$56,632
Whyalla City Council$81,450
Yorke Peninsula Council$31,551
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority$73,475
$821,147

 

Recycling Modernisation Fund (joint with Australian Government)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Ngopamuldi Aboriginal CorporationTumbetun – plastic processing (soft plastics stream)$1,000,000
Shadowbox Pty Ltd Agricultural plastics processing, Port Neill (regional and remote stream)$40,600
$1,040,600

 

Circular Economy Student Awards

Recipient

Project

Funds allocated

Liancheng Li

Masters/PhD, University of Adelaide: Converting waste plastics into construction applications: A business perspective

$500

Maximilian Mann

Chief Executive Award: New technologies for e-waste recycling

$500

Roxane AdamsHonours, University of South Australia: Is digitally-modelled rematerial practice a feasible response to Australian construction industry waste?$500
Yunzhong WangHonours, Flinders University: A novel low-frequency ocean wave driven generator with no pollution, lower cost and environment friendly.$500
$2,000

 

Women in Circular Economy Leadership Scholarship

Recipient

Project

Funds allocated

Penelope Morrison

A Solution for Problematic Glass Fines and Textile Waste through Local Remanufacturing

$5,000

$5,000

 

Council Modernisation Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Hills RMWA

Loader grapple to improve efficiency at the Brinkley site and support recycling of materials including mattresses

$15,000

BurnsideBin tagging to provide feedback to 1000 residents on non-compliant kerbside bin materials to reduce contamination$20,000
CampbelltownOrganics bags in local retail outlets to support council’s area-wide food waste system$50,000
Charles SturtWeekly organics and fortnightly residual waste collections trial across 1000 households$70,305
City of Holdfast BayImplementing area-wide opt-out weekly organics service following earlier opt-in and opt-out trials$100,000
Eyre Peninsula LGARegional Waste Strategy to update from the last in this area from 2004$13,000
NAWMAWeekly organics collections and bin tagging trial for 450 households in three suburbs$45,000
West TorrensRecycle Smart Collection trial – at call collection of problematic waste materials (e-waste, batteries, clothing, footwear, aluminium coffee pods, expired medicines, soft plastics) from up to 50 households per day$22,500
$335,805

 

Kerbside Performance Plus Food Organics Incentives Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of MitchamKerbside performance grant towards the implementation of Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin deliveries; and, lined and ventilated food waste system for households.$199,000
District Council of Barunga West$25,000
$224,000

 

2020–21: $40.9m

Recycling Modernisation Fund (joint with Australian Government)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Advanced Plastics Recycling

Increase manufacturing capacity LDPE & HDPE

$1,222,000

Central Adelaide W&R Auth

Optical sorting to improve MRF

$4,110,000

Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority (NAWMA)

Fibre polishing plant (fibre stream)

$7,920,000

Orora Group

Glass Beneficiation plant

$8,000,000

Recycling Plastics Australia

Mixed plastics sorting, grinding, washing and pelletising plant (Advanced processing Line)

$8,888,000

ResourceCo

Glass Plant

$1,078,000

Southern Region Waste Resource Authy

Southern MRF (revised)

$3,140,000

TyreCycle

2 inch clean cut tyre recycling plant

$962,000

$35,320,000

 

Recycling Infrastructure Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Hills Recycling 

Slow speed shredder

$300,000

Central Adelaide W&R Auth

Improved fibre capture in MRF

$250,000

DC Karoonda East Murray

Transfer station: shed, excavator, baler, skips

$119,350

DC Streaky Bay

Glass crusher and mobile storage cages

$68,014

Ecoplas Australia

Recycled plastic: extrusion line upgrade

$44,443

Hackham Recyclers (Durable Resource P/L)

Plastics balers

$90,000

Sustaining Endeavours

Poly winders (x3 for irrigation pipe)

$33,875

$2,366,717

 

Circular Economy Market Development Grants (Round 3)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

ARRB

Assessment and Implementation Framework for the Use of Recycled Materials in South Australian Road Network

$100,000 

Bridgestone

Waste Tyre Circular Economy Study

$93,750 

Detmold Packaging

Circular Solutions for the Grocery Sector

$100,000 

Kimberly Clark

Feasibility Study on Nappy Recycling for South Australia

$45,000 

$338,750

 

Regional Transport Subsidy Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Barunga West Council

Support the transport of kerbside recyclables from SA regional areas to Metropolitan Adelaide for processing

$6,060 

Berri Barmera Council

$29,080 

City of Mount Gambier

$92,340 

City of Port Lincoln

$79,041 

Coorong District Council

$6,581 

Copper Coast Council

$35,742 

District Council of Elliston

$6,392 

District Council of Orroroo Carrieton

$2,793 

District Council of Robe

$10,948 

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

$145,920 

Light Regional Council

$12,499 

Mid Murray Council

$8,075 

Mount Barker District Council

$69,770 

Municipal Council of Roxby Downs

$10,107 

Naracoorte Lucindale Council

$24,987 

Port Augusta City Council

$34,924 

Port Pirie Regional Council

$42,538 

Renmark Paringa Council

$22,680 

Rural City of Murray Bridge

$35,215 

The Barossa Council

$24,688 

Wakefield Regional Council

$7,518 

Wattle Range Council

$43,210 

Whyalla City Council

$67,066 

Yorke Peninsula Council

$27,625 

$845,799

 

Charitable Recyclers Subsidy Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Save the Children Australia

Partially offset the cost of residual waste disposal aligned with the solid waste levy

$10,269 

ADRA Op Shop Mount Barker

$322 

ADRA Op Shop Victor Harbor

$813 

Australia Wide Recyclers PTY LTD

$688 

Autralian Red Cross Society

$6,967 

Churches of Christ in SA & NT Community Care Incorporated

$395 

Foodbank of South Australia Inc

$5,014 

Lutheran Community Care

$509 

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruety to Animals (South Australia) Incorporate

$5,962 

St Vincent de Paul Society SA Inc

$58,184 

The Salvation Army (SA) Property Trust

$134,683 

Uniting Country SA Limited

$483 

$224,289

 

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

AUSVEG SA

Advanced Horticultural Waste Management Program

$48,100

Independent Brewers Association 

Sustainability Program for Independent Brewers: benchmarking tool and guide

$49,400

Metcash

Metcash & Food For Change Food Rescue Program

$50,000

South Australian Independent Retailers

SAIR Food Waste & Recycling Strategy Project

$49,985

$197,485

 

Resource Efficiency (REAP) Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Chapel Hill

Resource efficiency and productivity assessment and kick-start funding to increase brine storage capacity

$17,500

Drake Supermarkets

Beverly Fresh Food Facility Sustainability project

$10,000

Flat Bread Bakery

Level 2 energy audit with kick-start funding for oven upgrade

$17,983

Foamex

Energy and productivity improvement assessment with kick-start funds for compressor optimisation

$17,500

$62,983

 

2016 to 2020–21 Valuing Business Waste Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of Marion

Valuing Marion's Waste

$13,600

Grundfos Pumps

Resource recovery and waste reduction investigation

$15,000

Nando's

Operational waste management plan and strategy development

$14,999

Sturt Football Club Inc.

Waste assessment: Double Blues Go Green

$15,000

Westside Housing Company LtdValuing Waste in Community Housing$14,900
$73,499


Women in Circular Economy Leadership Award

Recipient

Project

Funds allocated

Megan BekesiViral education campaigns that utilise fun, gamification and online technology to drive waste behaviour change

$5,000

$5,000

 

Council Modernisation Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of Adelaide

Organics bins – public place

$72,000

City of Holdfast BayPhase 2 of the food collection frequency waste trial (expansion)$46,380
City of Mount GambierCommercial food waste trial – collection from food premises$23,335
City of OnkaparingaInstallation of integrated vehicle management system software on 12 collection vehicles$74,450
City of Port Adelaide EnfieldCost analysis of complying with AS4123.7 -2008 (Australian Standard for mobile waste containers)$11,500
City of West TorrensWaste Strategy research and development$31,224
Copper Coast CouncilEvent bins, signage and trailer$11,507
East WasteBehaviour change phone app utilising an existing radiofrequency identification and bin weight system$55,000
East WastePilot food waste collection in multi-unit dwellings (also in conjunction with Charles Sturt and West Torrens)$79,960
Mount Barker District CouncilStrategic review of Windmill Hill transfer station$15,000
$420,356

 

Kerbside Performance Plus Food Organics Incentives Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of MarionKerbside performance grant towards the implementation of Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin deliveries; and, lined and ventilated food waste system for households.$805,950
Copper Coast Council$201,710
District Council of Mount Barker$10,705
Rural City of Murray Bridge$10,712
Wattle Range Council$15,250
$1,044,327

 

2019–20: $9.8m

Recycling Infrastructure Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

AAA Recycling

CDL Depot expansion

$36,450

Adelaide Hills Council

Polystyrene Recycling

$26,966

Adelaide Hills Recycling

Screens, air vac separators

$477,000

ANZ Recycling Platform

Mobile e-waste processing facility

$160,800

Ceduna Recyclers

Shredder

$37,900

Ceduna Recyclers

Containers for e-waste storage and transport

$9,200

City of Mount Gambier

Piercing baler

$30,000

Clare Valley Waste

Telehandler, walking floor

$230,331

Downer

Glass

$500,000

Foodbank SA

Mount Gambier Cool room

$55,000

Foodbank SA

Food Rescue vehicle

$51,695

Just Skips

Telehandler

$145,650

NAWMA

Pooraka Transfer Station upgrade

$175,000

NAWMA

Polystyrene recycling

$33,400

Peats Group Ltd

Picking station

$250,000

Recycling Plastics Aust

New markets for mixed plastics

$500,000

Recycling Plastics Aust

Paper recovery from plastic

$500,000

Transmutation Pty Ltd

Plastic recycling expansion - Robe

$27,540

U Pull It

plastic bumper Recycling

$50,000

VISY Recycling

Paper Quality Improvement

$43,140

$3,340,072

 

Circular Economy Market Development Grants (Round 2)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Downer

Reconophalt EPD 

$22,500 

McKell Institute

A Second-Life Solution for SA Jobs: Embracing a Lithium-ion Waste Management Industry in South Australia

$50,000 

NAWMA

Feasibility, Justification and Market Analysis for the Establishment of a Centralised Fibre Secondary (re)Processing Plant in South Australia

$87,388 

WMRR

Buy Recycled Expo

$75,982 

$235,870

 

Regional Transport Subsidy Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Plains Council

Support the transport of kerbside recyclables from SA regional areas to Metropolitan Adelaide for processing

$7,575 

Berri Barmera Council

$28,525 

City of Mount Gambier

$95,760 

City of Port Lincoln

$66,741 

Copper Coast Council

$30,160 

District Council of Grant

$22,404 

District Council of Robe

$7,862 

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

$137,198 

Light Regional Council

$12,229 

Mid Murray Council

$3,230 

Mount Barker District Council

$35,686 

Naracoorte Lucindale Council

$25,206 

Port Augusta City Council

$35,502 

Port Pirie Regional Council

$41,412 

Renmark Paringa Council

$22,219 

Rural City of Murray Bridge

$18,426 

The Barossa Council

$23,613 

Wattle Range Council

$42,546 

Yorke Peninsula Council

$25,967 

$682,261

 

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA)

Extension program: Better Practice Guide for Waste Management in Aged Care Facilities

$25,030

Christian Schools Association

Sustainability Program - waste, energy, water assessments (six schools) and case studies

$44,000

Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains 

Barossa Wine Industry Recycling Initiative: investigating improved recycling collections for wineries

$38,960

$107,990

 

REAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

AAM Investment Group

Level 2 energy audit with kick-start funding

$20,000

Beston Pure Dairies

Water and wastewater assessment with kick-start funds

$20,000

Chateau Yaldara 1847 Wines

Type II energy audit and kick-start funding for improved load control

$18,290

Southern Barn

Resource efficiency assessment with kick-start funding for power factor correction

$11,900

Southern Free RangeResource efficiency assessment with kick-start funding for power factor correction$17,600
$87,790

 

Solid Waste Opportunities Program (SWOP) Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Bedford Group

Waste and Recycling Opportunities Analysis

$14,480

Beyond Bank

Waste management review and improvement

$14,773

Regis Aged Care

Waste and Recycling Management Processes and contracts

$9,240

Sealink

Reducing Waste to Landfill: assessment, plan, education 

$14,990

$53,483

 

Trade Waste Initiative (2016 to 2019)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Resource productivity assessments for 27 businesses

Assessments identified and prioritised opportunities to improve trade waste (wastewater) management, along with opportunities to improve other resource (water, energy, waste) and production efficiencies.

$234,000

Australian Bight Seafood


Trade waste treatment upgrade, connection to sewer

$16,292

Australian Pure Fruits

Detailed design and installation of improved trade waste screening and separation system

$165,000

Barossa Fine Foods

Staged trade waste treatment upgrade and improved water efficiency

$80,609

Beerenberg Farm

Cleaner production and trade waste treatment upgrade

$225,760

Dinko Tuna

New trade waste treatment plant and connection to sewer

$150,000

International Tastes

Cleaner production, water efficiency, and trade waste treatment improvements

$172,772

Lobethal Food Processors Pty Ltd / Thomas Foods

Upgrade of onsite wastewater treatment plant

$298,188

Macro Meats

Up-stream process change, trade waste treatment upgrade

$208,499

MBL Proteins

Water efficiency and enhanced trade waste treatment

$192,500

Mori Seafood

New buffering and screening for wastewater treatment

$39,100

Pirate Life Brewing

Waste-avoiding CIP system and trade waste treatment system at new brewery

$300,000

Robern Menz

Design of wastewater treatment upgrade

$15,000

Safcol Australia

Energy, water, wastewater efficient sterilisation equipment

$295,000

San Remo

Trade waste treatment improvements for better control of pH, grease and instantaneous flow levels

$251,295

Spring Gully Foods

Upgrade of wastewater treatment systems and separation, and flooring upgrade

$300,000

Tony's Tuna

Upgrades to wastewater infrastructure, onsite capture and reuse of defrost water

$150,085

Vili's CakesWater efficient dishwasher, improved trade waste treatment$136,360
$3,230,460


Council Modernisation Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

AHRWMA

Regional Waste Management Plan

$20,000
City of MitchamBusiness Case$10,500
City of Port Adelaide EnfieldMarket research – FOGO stage 1$24,376
City of Tea Tree GullyPublic place recycling trial$33,306
City of UnleyWeekly Organics pilot$25,885
City of West TorrensWeekly FOGO$31,500
East WasteFight Food waste CRC (audits , research)$90,000
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority3 Logix waste track$80,000
Holdfast BayWeekly FOGO$97,900
Legatus Group (Central Local Govt Region)Regional Waste strategy$30,000
Murraylands River LGARegional Waste Management Plan update$35,000
Yorke Peninsula CouncilFood waste feasibility and market research$20,000
$498,467

 

Kerbside Performance Plus Food Organics Incentives Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of AdelaideKerbside performance grant towards the implementation of Food and Garden Organics (FOGO) bin deliveries; and, lined and ventilated food waste system for households.$21,200
City of Burnside$38,214
City of Campbelltown$390,752
City of Charles Sturt$157,002
City of Holdfast Bay$25,531
City of Port Adelaide Enfield$94,366
City of Tea Tree Gully$78,130
City of Unley$304,836
City of West Torrens$17,670
Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority$13,383
LGA$243,176
NAWMA$194,649
$1,578,909

 

2018–19: $10m

Infrastructure grants (Round 1)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Eco Waste Solutions

Materials Recovery Facility upgrade and trommel

$202,000

Environ Tec SE Pty Ltd

Compactor and skips for transport efficiency

$97,879

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

Goolwa Waste and Recycling Depot – baler

$135,000

Golden Grove Recycling

Cardboard baler

$35,000

Green Triangle Recyclers

Materials Recovery Facility upgrade, Mt Gambier

$424,750

Mid Murray Council

Plastic Recycling bins and signage for transfer stations

$10,267

Netafim Australia Pty Ltd

Polywinders for irrigation pipe

$20,000

Newton Bottle Yard

Cardboard baler

$24,656

Northern Areas Waste Management Authority

Recycled paper into Australian market

$250,000

Recycled Plastics Australia

Twin screw extruder pelletiser rigid plastics

$500,000

U Pull It

End-of-life vehicle recycling centre

$357,500

Veolia Environmental Services

Transfer station and salvage and save shed, Whyalla

$250,000

VISY Recycling

Equipment to improve paper quality

$247,050

VISY Recycling

Equipment to improve glass quality

$244,579

Wastek Pty Ltd

Plastic granulator for e-waste

$100,000

Ween Rd Bottle & Can Depot, Pooraka

Baler

$45,100

YCA Recycling

Plastic granulating

$301,450

$3,245,231

 

Infrastructure grants (Round 2)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Hills Region Waste Mgt Authority

Forklift

$20,000

NAWMA

Future proofing Materials Recovery Facility

$500,000

NAWMA

Glass fines recovery

$500,000

NAWMA (Edinburgh Park)

Autonomous robotics

$500,000

Peats Soil & Garden Supplies (Willunga/ Brinkley)

Laser sorting for compost

$300,000

Pooraka Ween Road Bottle & Can

Canopy, stillages and rotating forklift head

$42,000

PVC Separation Systems

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) separation and recycling plant

$500,000

Salvation Army

Collection vehicle

$208,795

Southern Cott Recycling

Plastic granulating

$54,100

Supreme Skips

Skip bin sorting facility

$97,000

$2,721,895

 

Infrastructure grants (Round 3)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

CMA Ecocycle

Installation of lamp processing equipment for light globe recycling

$250,000

Copper Coast Council

Material handler (excavator with finger grabs) to enhance resource recovery

$45,000

Electronic Recyclers Australia

e‑waste cages and conveyors for increased sorting capacity

$250,000

Mastec Pty Ltd

HDPE (plastic) reprocessing facility to shred and wash and pelletise (recycle) old bins

$500,000

Polybags Pty Ltd

Extruder and production facility for compostable films (Bioplastics)

$500,000

Sims Metal Management

Advanced metal sorters (robots to sort residual metals)

$500,000

Suez ResourceCo Alternative Fuels Pty Ltd

Equipment to screen and separate under-sized material

$500,000

Van Schaiks Organics Soils Pty Ltd

Picking station and compost pad to increase processing capability at existing facility

$500,000

$3,045,000

 

Circular Economy Market Development Grants (Round 1)

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of Charles Sturt

Recycled Rubber Road Sub-grade for Adelaide's Expansive Soils

$100,000 

Local Government Association SA 

Pilot Project to Trial the Adoption of Sustainable Procurement Targets by SA Councils

$96,005 

Sustaining Endeavour

Trialing a Circular Economy Solution for Recycling End-of-Life Driptube in South Australia

$25,930 

$221,935

 

Regional Transport Subsidy Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Plains Council

Support the transport of kerbside recyclables from SA regional areas to Metropolitan Adelaide for processing

$5,820 

Berri Bamera Council

$21,789 

City of Mount Gambier

$78,120 

City of Port Lincoln

$50,041 

Copper Coast Council

$23,229 

District Council of Cleve

$7,812 

District Council of Loxton Waikerie

$21,940 

District Council of Robe

$8,611 

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

$70,181 

Light Regional Council

$9,439 

Mid Murray Council

$8,031 

Mount Barker District Council

$26,069 

Municipal Council of Roxby Downs

$7,997 

Naracoorte Lucindale Council

$22,636 

Port Augusta City Council

$26,694 

Port Pirie Regional Council

$34,657 

Regional Council of Goyder

$1,989 

Renmark Paringa Council

$17,023 

Rural City of Murray Bridge

$25,883 

Southern Mallee District Council

$1,777 

Tatiara District Council

$7,110 

The Barossa Council

$17,264 

The Flinders Ranges Council

$1,127 

Yorke Peninsula Council

$18,481 

$513,720

 

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA)

Better Practice Guide for Waste Management in Aged Care Facilities - guide development

$47,997

Business SA

Untapped Power Masterclass Program - energy management support

$9,480

Caravan Parks Association of SA Inc.

Sustainability for Caravan Parks in SA - waste, energy, water assessments (16 parks)

$47,000

SA Wine Industry Association (SAWIA)Energy Efficiency Demand Management for the Wine Industry - guide and extension$45,360
$149,837

 

REAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Balco

Future Energy Project - Energy Diagnostic, and kick-start funding for a lighting upgrade

$20,000

Section 28 Cheese

Resource productivity assessment and kick-start funding for a new milk heating system

$15,000

Temple Bruer

Carbon Neutral 2020: Strategy for Temple Bruer incorporating resource efficiency, and kick-start funds

$20,000

$55,000

 

SWOP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Airport

Cost Analysis of compostable food service ware

$4,357

Endeavour Drinks Group

Waste and Recycling Performance Assessments - BWS and Dan Murphy's Stores in SA

$15,000

Frewville Foodland

Waste Management and Resource Recovery Project

$14,120

Vinpac International and Dorrien Estate

Waste and Recycling Performance Assessment

$15,000

$48,477

 

Women in Circular Economy Leadership Award

Recipient

Project

Funds allocated

Shani WoodOpportunities to increase textile resource recovery rates in South Australia

$5,000

$5,000

 

2017–18: $3.1m

Infrastructure grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Hills Recycling Pty Ltd

Ballistic separator

$150,000

Agricycling

Recycling agricultural plastics

$150,000

DC Elliston

Resource recovery centre

$70,000

DC Lower Eyre Peninsula

Mobile baler

$32,250

DC Streaky Bay

Salvage shed

$16,600

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

In-vessel composting for Kangaroo Island

$150,000

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

Kangaroo Island baler (Kingscote)

$83,500

Jeffries Group

Organic granulated fertiliser project

$272,500

Mid Murray Council

Bowhill transfer station

$47,600

Peats Group Ltd

Recovery of organics from packaged waste

$150,000

Peats Group Ltd

Resource recovery facility (Upper Spencer Gulf)

$300,000

Polybags Pty Ltd

Manufacturing bio plastics in SA

$145,000

Reclaim PV

Pyrolysis furnace to recycle photovoltaic panels

$79,000

SA Group Enterprises

E-waste and mattress recycling

$150,000

SKM Industries Pty Ltd

Material Recovery Facility

$300,000

SKM Industries Pty Ltd

Plastic recycling facility

$300,000

Trident Plastics Pty Ltd3

Plastic recycling and palletisation plant

$150,000

VISY Recycling

Optimised glass recovery and recycling

$225,000

$2,771,450

 

Recycle Right® grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Barossa Regional Procurement Group

Design and development of communications materials 

$20,000

City of Campbelltown

Bin tagging and auditing

$5,140

City of Whyalla/Cleanaway

Design and development of communications materials 

$9,125

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

Bin tagging and auditing

$20,000

$54,265

 

Regional Transport Subsidy Program

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

City of Port Lincoln

Support the transport of kerbside recyclables from SA regional areas to Metropolitan Adelaide for processing

$29,217 

Copper Coast Council

$13,662 

District Council of Cleve

$3,459 

District Council of Elliston

$1,294 

District Council of Mount Remarkable

$1,574 

District Council of Orroroo Carrieton

$1,178 

District Council of Robe

$4,041 

Fleurieu Regional Waste Authority

$28,970 

Mount Gambier

$47,160 

Municipal Council of Roxby Downs

$4,432 

Naracoorte Lucindale Council

$15,612 

Northern Areas Council

$1,196 

Port Pirie Regional Council

$21,457 

Renmark Paringa Council

$11,131 

Tatiara District Council

$3,817 

Wakefield Regional Council

$5,464 

Yorke Peninsula

$10,422 

$204,086

 

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

ACSA

Aged care sector better practice guide

$48,977

$48,977

 

REAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Little Bang Brewing Company

Water efficiency assessment and kick-start funding for wastewater treatment plant

$16,000

Westfield Marion (Scentre Group)

Water mapping and efficiency assessment, with kick-start funding for smart metering

$7,026

Kingston Estate (vineyards)

Energy audit and detailed technical feasibility study of energy management solutions

$8,000

Monroe AustraliaEnergy efficiency assessment$10,000
Orora Fibre PackagingEnergy audit and kick-start funding for compressed air delivery system upgrade$20,000
$61,026

 

Solid Waste Management Improvement Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Adelaide Airport

Waste assessment, operational waste management plans

$7,382

$7,382


Women in Circular Economy Leadership Award

Recipient

Project

Funds allocated

Kat HeinrichHow SA can achieve a step-wise change in reducing food waste

$5,000

$5,000

 

2016-17

LEAP Grants

Organisation

Project

Funds allocated

Dairy SA

The Whey Forward for Niche Dairy Processors - feasibility study of options for waste whey

$25,000

Motor Traders Association

Go For Green - information package for members

$17,470

SA Wine Industry Association (SAWIA)


Lean Production for Wineries Program 2015-16

$32,950

$75,420


Women in Circular Economy Leadership Award

Recipient

Project

Funds allocated

Fiona JenkinsPlotting a path to 80% kerbside diversion for metropolitan Adelaide

$5,000

$5,000