Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund
The Recycling Modernisation Fund is an Australian Government initiative that is investing over Aus$190 million to expand capacity to sort, process and remanufacture recycled materials such as plastic, paper, cardboard, tyres and glass.
The fund will assist the country to respond to the waste export ban with monies distributed by state and territory governments.
Funding allocated to Victoria from the Recycling Modernisation Fund will be delivered via the Recycling Victoria – Recycling Modernisation Fund (RV-RMF).
The state awarded a total of Aus$68.6 million with glass recovery at the centre of many projects. Funding will create over 270 new ongoing full-time jobs and process up to 322,000 tonnes of glass, plastic, paper, cardboard, and tyre waste each year.
Mildura Glass Sorting and Processing Facility has been given Aus$228,750 to construct a regional sorting and glass processing facility with the capacity to process 5,300 tonnes of kerbside materials per annum.
Repurpose It has received Aus$400,000 for plant capacity optimisation for waste glass recovery. The company’s existing Epping plant will be increased with the funding used to install an additional centrifuge and material storage bunker.
The Wheelie Waste Warrnambool Recycling Facility gets Aus$481,800 for the construction of a new facility which will sort and process glass as well as bale paper and plastic for transport.
Fulton Hogan Industries will use Aus$740,000 to create a new regional glass processing hub at the company’s Lara Asphalt Plant taking glass for use in local roads.
J.J. Richards’ materials recovery facilities in Bendigo and Wangaratta will be upgraded with an Aus$225,350 contribution, including the installation of glass decontamination equipment to enable the use of recycled glass in constructing local roads.
Allstone Quarries gets Aus$848,000 to install a new glass washing facility at their existing recycling and glass crushing plant in California Gully, to remove sugars, yeast and organic contaminants from the glass and produce a higher quality glass sand product.
Tambo Waste's Materials Recovery Facility in Bairnsdale will use Aus$1,027,375 to upgrade and expand with the establishment of a glass recycling facility, improving recovery, processing and the end uses for recyclables in the region.
Image: Glass recycling bins for Victoria, Australia.
