The Sponsorship Program is focused on supporting projects, organisations and events that align with the WRR Strategy, demonstrate and road-test innovation, produce improved resource streams and circular supply chains, and deliver better services, products and outcomes for Tasmania.

The objectives of the sponsorship program are to support the delivery of one, or all of the following:

• increase and/or improve understanding of resource recovery and/or circular economy services, processes, facilities or issues within Tasmania.
• increase and/or improve the reuse, repair, collection, sorting, processing, recycling and remanufacturing of priority materials in Tasmania,
• increase and/or improve the capability, capacity and availability of Tasmanian resource recovery services, processes and/or facilities across the state,
• increase and/or improve the Tasmanian Circular economy, related resource recovery markets and the broader Tasmanian economy.

Eligible Sponsorship Proponents must:

• be located, and have substantial operations, in Tasmania.
• nominate a principal applicant.
• in the case of a joint or consortium proposal, the parties must nominate a single, principal applicant. The principal applicant must be nominated in writing and provide written evidence of the support and degree of project involvement of all parties.
• have a track record of operating legally in accordance with relevant environmental and planning permits/licences and legal conditions.
• must disclose any past convictions contravening any environmental management or land use planning legislation in the last five (5) years. Past convictions do not necessarily exclude sponsorship proponents from successfully applying for sponsorship funding under this Sponsorship program.
• be able to demonstrate appropriate Work Cover and public liability insurance for the proposed project or event. include a signed declaration (sample template provided) from either the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Board Chair, General Manager or equivalent to substantiate the applicant's ability to deliver the outcomes of the project, including information relating to:
  • sites, operational premises and/or office locations,
  • Australian Business Number (ABN) registration,
  • Goods and Services Tax registration (GST),
  • Insolvency, and not have owners/directors who are an undischarged bankrupt,
  • External administration or have had proposals for orders to appoint liquidators, or to be wound up or dissolved, or any other action relating to insolvency,
  • Financial and cash flow planning in place to ensure the delivery of the project on time and to budget.

• Email: waste.initiatives@nre.tas.gov.au