Funding and grants

The Queensland Government is committed to supporting councils, industry and the community to take actions to reduce waste and increase recycling.

The Less Landfill, More Recycling 2035: Queensland Waste Strategy aims to achieve an overall 65 per cent recycling rate and cut waste to landfill by 2.6 million tonnes by 2035. The strategy is a practical, ambitious plan focused on making recycling easier for households and businesses, investing in modern infrastructure, building stronger markets for recycled materials and tackling priority wastes including organics, plastics, batteries, mattresses, e-waste (including solar panels), textiles and tyres.

To support delivery of the Waste Strategy, the Queensland Government is investing $487 million over five years through the Waste Reduction and Recycling Activation Fund. This includes additional funding for a range of new or expanded grant funding programs:

• $40 million additional funding to the Resource Recovery Boost Fund, bringing the total funding to support councils to establish critical recycling infrastructure to $170 million.
• $12.5 million Residual Waste Fund to support energy from waste initiatives.
• $11 million Regional Recycling Transport Fund to support transporting recyclables in the regions
• $18.5 million Recycle Wise Education Fund to support education and awareness
• $11.7 million Waste Technology and Innovation Fund which will help support new waste technologies.

Additional information will be provided as these programs are developed and released for applications.

Open for applications

Find out what funding is available to assist with waste and resource recovery programs.

• SEQ City Deal Organics Processing Program
• Household Waste Payment Scheme
• Growing the Recovery of Organic Waste via Food Organic and Garden Organic (GROW FOGO) Fund
• The Charitable Recyclers Reimbursement Program

Funded programs

These programs and initiatives have received funding from the Queensland Government.

• Resource Recovery Boost Fund
• Local Government Battery Collection Program
• Let’s Get it Sorted (LGIS) Partnership Program
• Regional Waste Management Plan Coordination Program
• Circular Economy Investment Program
• 2022–2024 Local Government Levy Ready Grants Program
• Food Rescue Grant Program – Round 2
• Organic Waste Smart Schools Program
• Queensland Food Waste for Healthy Soils Program
• Regional and Remote Recycling Modernisation Fund
• Regional Recycling Transport Assistance Package
• Resource Recovery Industry Development Program
• Illegal Dumping Partnerships Program
• Illegal Dumping Hotspot Grants Program

Funding acknowledgement requirements

Find out about funding acknowledgement requirements for DETSI funded initiatives or programs.

Funded initiatives

Learn more about initiatives funded by the Queensland Government.