Queensland Food Waste for Healthy Soils Program
Applications for the Queensland Food Waste for Healthy Soils Program are now closed.
The Queensland Government is partnering with the Australian Government to deliver the Queensland Food Waste for Healthy Soils Program.
The program aims to:
- support projects that divert nutrient-rich organic material from landfill
- increase the quantity and improve the quality of recycled organic material
- develop sustainable markets for high-value compost and soil conditioners
- the Queensland Government has approved four projects, for a total investment of $4.925 million
- funding will support activities such as increased processing capacity and facility expansion, equipment purchasing, and technological advancement
- once operational, the four projects are expected to increase the maximum volume of organic waste processing capacity by over 163,000 tonnes per annum.
More information is available in the Program Guidelines .
To find out more about the Australian Government’s $67 million Food Waste for Healthy Soils Fund go to: Food Waste for Healthy Soils Fund – Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment Water.