The $130 million Resource Recovery Boost Fund (RRBF) has been established to support Queensland councils to address key waste reduction and recycling priorities, establish critical resource recovery infrastructure, divert waste from household red bins to green and yellow bins, and increase recycling.

The objectives of Round 1 of the RRBF are to support projects that:

• address local, regional and/or statewide waste management and resource recovery priorities, with a focus on initiatives that establish or enhance key recycling infrastructure
• contribute to Queensland's waste and resource recovery targets including diverting municipal solid waste from landfill and boosting recycling rates.

The first funding round will see $60 million made available to eligible applicants across two funding streams:

• Stream 1 (Small projects) - $20 million to support smaller-scale initiatives that provide waste management and/or resource recovery benefits at the local or regional scale. Individual project funding up to $2 million (excl GST) with projects to be delivered within 18 months of contract execution.
• Stream 2 (Major projects) - $40 million to support more substantial undertakings that offer resource recovery solutions and economic benefits on a regional or statewide scale. Individual project funding over $2 million (excl GST) with projects to be delivered within 3 years of contract execution.

All Queensland councils, groups of councils constituting legal entities (e.g. Regional Organisations of Councils or Councils of Mayors), and entities established with the purpose of representing the interests of councils are eligible to apply. The Program guidelines support councils to work in partnership with other councils and the private sector to deliver projects that support regional priorities. Councils may participate in up to two projects within or across funding streams, as long as at least one of these projects is delivered through a partnership approach.

• Email: OWRRPrograms@detsi.qld.gov.au