Used Oil Recycling
| Recipient | Project Title | Project description | Approved funding (incl GST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Council (NSW) | Auburn Council – Used Oil Evacuation Unit | This project will enable Auburn Council to better manage used oil by providing a pump out unit at its depot for recycling used oil. | $18 700 |
| Bowen Shire Council (QLD) | Bowen Refuse Site – Waste Oil Collection Facility Enhancement | This project will enhance the existing used oil collection facility at the Bowen Refuse Site by adding a bunded, roofed shelter and pump out unit for recycling used oil. | $37 854 |
| Bowen Shire Council (QLD) | Collinsville Transfer Station – Waste Oil Collection Facility Enhancement | This project will enhance the existing used oil collection facility at the Collinsville Transfer Station by adding a bunded, roofed shelter and pump out unit for recycling used oil. | $33 854 |
| Brighton Council (TAS) | Brighton Waste Transfer Station Used Oil Collection Facility | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 14 400 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Brighton Waste Transfer Station. | $12 045 |
| City of Thuringowa (QLD) | Bluewater Waste Oil Recycling Drop Off | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 4 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Bluewater Waste Transfer Station. | $13 200 |
| City of Thuringowa (QLD) | Toomulla Township Waste Oil Recycling Drop Off | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 10 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Toomulla Township Waste Transfer Station. | $13 200 |
| Conargo Shire Council (NSW) | Conargo Shire Used Oil Collection Project | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 27 600 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at the Blighty, Conargo, Pretty Pine, Wanganella and Booroorban Rubbish Tips and a used oil pump out unit at the Shire Depot at Deniliquin. | $94 600 |
| Emerald Shire Council (QLD) | Rubyvale Used Oil Collection Facilitation | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 6 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Rubyville Landfill in the Central Queensland Gemfields. | $14 000 |
| Hinchinbrook Shire Council (QLD) | Waste Oil Recycling for Warrens Hill, Ingham | This project will enable the collection and recycling of up to 36 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Warrens Hill Waste Management Facility at Ingham. | $12 650 |
| Huon Valley Council (TAS) | Hard Seal Access to Existing Bunded Oil Recycling Facilities | This project will improve used oil collection at Geeveston, Cygnet, Dover and Southbridge by providing sealed ‘all weather’ access areas to existing used oil collection facilities. | $11 616 |
| Kangaroo Island Council (SA) | Infrastructure Consolidation | To improve the viability of collecting used oil for recycling and support the Integrated Waste Management Plan for Kangaroo Island, this project will consolidate used oil collection facilities at the Kangaroo Island Resource Recovery Centre. The project will also provide a bulk storage shed for large volumes of used oil. | $27 000 |
| Kentish Council (TAS) | Wilmot Waste Oil Collection Station | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 1000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Wilmot Transfer Station. | $20 853 |
| Kilkivan Shire Council (QLD) | Kilkivan Shire Waste Oil Recycling | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 8000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at Kilkivan, Goomeri, Sexton and Widgee. | $62 024 |
| Kingaroy Shire Council (QLD) | Kumbia Project | This project will enable the collection and recycling of used oil by providing a used oil collection tank at the Kumbia Landfill. | $22 800 |
| Mackay City Council (QLD) | Domestic Waste Oil Collection at Transfer Stations in Mackay City | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 22 000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at The Leap, Kolijo and Bloomsbury Transfer Stations. | $47 168 |
| Maryborough City Council (QLD) | Waste Oil Storage Facilities - Maryborough Area | This project will enable Maryborough City to collect and recycle an extra 5640 litres of used oil per year by providing an additional used oil collection facility for Maryborough City. | $14 500 |
| Narrabri Shire Council (NSW) | Narrabri Shire Used Oil Collection Project | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 144 000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at Bellata, Pilliga, Gwabegar, Baan Baa, and Maules Creek Tips, and the Narrabri Shire Council Works Depot. | $99 220 |
| Northern Inland Regional Waste (NSW) | NIRW – Regional Used Motor Oil Recycling Facilities | This project will enable the collection and recycling of approximately 68 000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks for Armidale Dumaresq Council (Elbor, Highgrove and Wollomombi Transfer Stations), Liverpool Plains Shire (Premer, Blackville, Pine Ridge and Caroona Landfills and Wallabadah Transfer Station), Moree Plains Shire (Garah, Pallamallawa and Gurley Landfills) and Tamworth Regional Council (Duri, Somerton, Bendemeer and Dungowan Landfills). | $156 180 |
| Palerang Council (NSW) | Waste Oil Collection Infrastructure in Palerang Council | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 60 000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at Bungendore, Captains Flat and Macs Reef Road Tips. | $43 290 |
| Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (NSW) | Port Macquarie Hastings Council Used Oil Collection Project | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 30 000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at Dunbogan Landfill and Cairncross Waste Transfer Station. | $28 000 |
| Ricegrowers' Association (RGA) of Australia Incorporated (NSW) | RGA Oil Waste Collection Facilities | In coordination with the Environmental Champions Program (ECP), this project will provide used oil collection tanks at 10 farms throughout the rice growing region, for the uptake of up to 60 000 litres of used oil per year. | $174 500 |
| Riverina Eastern Regional Organisation of Councils (REROC) Waste Forum (NSW) | Used Oil Collection Facilities for the Eastern Riverina | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 15 000 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at Adelong, Ardlethan, Batlow, Corowa, Howlong, Khancoban, Mulwala, Rand and Talbingo. | $126 650 |
| Sabadin Petroleum Pty Ltd (NT) | Waste Oil Depot Management Infrastructure | This project will enable the recycling of 175 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a bulk oil collection and storage facility for Alice Springs and outlying communities. | $60 000 |
| Strathfield Council (NSW) | Strathfield Council Depot Site – Used Oil Evacuation Unit | This project will enable the Strathfield Council to better manage used oil by providing a pump out unit at the Weenoona Road Depot for recycling used oil. | $19 250 |
| Snowy River Shire Council (NSW) | Snowy Monaro Regional Resource and Waste Management Scheme | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 35 000 litres of used oil per year by upgrading used oil collection facilities at the Jindabyne, Adaminaby and Dalgety Landfills and Eucumbene Transfer Station. | $41 048 |
| Wakool Shire Council (NSW) | Wakool Shire Waste Oil Recovery Program | This project will improve the uptake of used oil for recycling by providing used oil collection tanks at Barham, Moulamein and Koraleigh. | $46 500 |
| Wattle Range Council (SA) | Waste oil Collection Facility – Penola Area | This project will enable the collection and recycling of up to 10 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at Tower Road, Penola. | $10 500 |
| Cooma-Monaro Council (NSW) | Polo Flat Depot Used Oil Facility Upgrade | This project will enable the Cooma-Monaro Council to better manage 20 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a pump out unit at the Polo Flat Depot for recycling used oil. | $21 780 |
| Shellharbour City Council (NSW) | Shellharbour City Council – Used Oil Facilities Upgrade | This project will enable the recycling of 84 000 litres of used oil per year by upgrading used oil collection facilities at the Dunmore Transfer Station and Oaks Flat Depot. |
$36 300 |
| Launceston City Council (TAS) | Launceston City Council Used Oil Collection Project | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 20 500 litres of used oil per year by providing used oil collection tanks at Lilydale and Nunamra Transfer Stations. | $13 024 |
| Maitland City Council (NSW) | Maitland City Council Used Oil Collection Project | This project will enable the collection and recycling of 42 000 litres of used oil per year by providing a used oil collection tank at the Mount Vincent Road Waste Landfill. | $17 600 |
| Anangu Pitjantjatjara Services (SA) | Regional Used Oil and Recycling Collection and Storage at Umuwa | The regional Recycling Centre at Umuwa will provide storage for used oil and other recyclable materials from the APY Lands to achieve sufficient volumes for recycling. The project will create employment opportunities for up to three local residents. | $233 511 |
| Anangu Pitjantjatjara Services (SA) | Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Communities – Used Oil and Recycling Storage and Removal | This project will improve environmental protection and reduce health, safety and fire hazards in the APY Lands by establishing facilities for the collection of used oil and other waste streams within individual communities of the APY Lands. It will provide mini-compactors for crushing paper and cardboard at three strategic locations within the APY Lands. | $334 805 |
| Department of Fisheries (WA) | Abrolhos Island Waste Oil Collection Facilities | To support the collection and safe return of used engine oil to the mainland for recycling, this project will provide at least five of the Abrolhos Islands with suitable infrastructure to safely and conveniently store used oil. | $70 000 |
| Local Government Association of the Northern Territory (NT) | Cattleman’s Oil Project (COP) | This project will help to capture some of the estimated 1.8 million litres of used oil currently stored on remote pastoral stations. It will strategically place 4 used oil collection tanks on pastoral stations in the NT. | $100 000 |
| Queensland EPA (QLD) | Warraber Island Integrated Waste Management Pilot Project | This project will maximise sustainable waste management and resource recovery, including used oil, on Torres Strait Islands. It will provide a waste oil facility, an upgrade to the existing fuel/oil storage area, a new garbage compactor and a compound to store, crush and bail recyclable packaging materials. The project will contribute to the natural resources management program in the Torres Strait region under the Australian Government’s Natural Heritage Trust. | $220 000 |
| Wren/RNR | Used Oil Distillation Residue for Use in Road Bitumen | This project will enable used oil distillation residue to be processed so that it can be used in road bitumen. | $400 000 |