The projects will share in more than $3.6 million through the WasteSorted Organics Infrastructure Grants program
Three new projects expanding food organics and garden organics (FOGO) recycling infrastructure in Western Australia will soon get underway, thanks to the Cook Government funding.
The projects will share in more than $3.6 million through the WasteSorted Organics Infrastructure Grants program.
Veolia Recycling and Recovery has received $1.55 million to expand its FOGO services at its Landsdale facility and $597,500 for its North Bannister compost facility.
The Landsdale facility upgrades will include a new fully-enclosed FOGO transfer facility to receive and process up to 50,000 tonnes per year of FOGO material. The new infrastructure will feature advanced air control systems to ensure minimal environmental impact during processing.
The upgrades at North Bannister will increase processing capacity at the site by an additional 60,000 tonnes per year, bringing the total capacity to 100,000 tonnes per year.
Purearth will use a $1.51 million grant for new infrastructure at its organic composting facility, which will enable the facility to receive and process an additional 80,000 tonnes of FOGO annually.
This expansion will help support FOGO processing needs from local governments within a 60-kilometre radius of the Woottating site.