NT Recycling Modernisation Fund

The Northern Territory (NT) Recycling Modernisation Fund supports infrastructure projects that recover or recycle waste material subject to export bans.

Grants of at least $20,000 are available on a 50:50 co-contribution basis.

Applications are now closed.

Who can apply

You can apply if you:

  • are a profit or not-for-profit organisation with or without a registered business name, such as:
    • a sole trader, partnership, local governing body or Aboriginal organisation
  • hold a valid Australian business number and have been operating under that number for at least one year
  • agree to carry out an eligible project with any grant funding provided to it
  • can financially commit and have authority to co-fund at least 50% of the total eligible project costs
  • have a history of compliance with all legislative requirements and is fully compliant from the date of your application.

If you're made up of 2 or more organisations, one must be the lead applicant.

Successful applicants of round 1 can apply for round 2 if funding is not for the same project or activity.

Who can't apply

You can't apply if you're a:

  • public or private educational facility
  • government agency
  • government owned or controlled body
  • statutory corporation.

What you can apply for

Funding will be given to projects that recover, recycle or reuse:

  • plastics*
  • paper and cardboard*
  • glass
  • tyres.

*Round 2 priority waste streams.

Your project must also:

  • operate in the NT
  • increase the capacity for domestic sorting, processing, recycling or remanufacturing of materials
  • deliver new or improved resource recovery, recycling and remanufacturing infrastructure
  • demonstrate a long-term return (at least 5 years) on investment to the NT
  • be completed and operational by 30 June 2024.

How to apply

To apply, follow these steps:

Step 1. Read the terms and conditions.

Recycling Modernisation Fund terms and conditions PDF (874.7 KB)
Recycling Modernisation Fund terms and conditions DOCX (93.7 KB)

Step 2. Apply online through GrantsNT.

Applications closed on Tuesday 28 February 2023.

After you apply

Your project will be assessed and you will be advised of the outcome by email.

Projects are assessed against certain criteria and given a rating against each one.

Your success depends on:

  • the ratings you score
  • whether your project aligns with the program objectives.

The project is also subject to final approval by the NT and Australian governments.

During the process, you may be requested to provide more information.

Successful applicants of round 1

OrganisationProject

Katherine Tree Maintenance (Northern Waste Reduction Services)

Tyre recycling plant

Australian Services Pty Ltd (NTK Industries)

Glass processing plant

Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia Pty Ltd

Yulara Recycling Centre

City of Palmerston

Install cardboard compactor at Archer Waste Transfer Facility

East Arnhem Regional Council

East Arnhem recycling infrastructure upgrades

Central Desert Regional Council

Remote community recycling bays

Alice Springs Town Council

Granulator for RWMF Alice Springs

Successful applicants of round 2

OrganisationProject

Elsam Pipe Systems

HDPE plastics waste processing

Central Desert Regional Council

Construction of recycling bays

Kings Group

Remanufacture of plastic waste

City of Darwin

Purchase, delivery and installation of a stationary compactor unit

Contact

For more information, email NTRMF.DITT@nt.gov.au.


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