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Tyre Stewardship Australia applauds the Federal and Western Australian governments’ co-investment of $44.1 million in nine new recycling projects to improve recycling capabilities across Perth and in regional areas 👏👏 Three tyre projects were supported, totalling to over $10 million worth of government investment to help process the massive amount of huge mining tyres used in the Pilbara region of WA. Tyre Stewardship Australia has been engaging with the WA mining sector about tyre recovery and recycling and is actively advocating for a stronger approach to tyre stewardship in Australia so that all tyres can achieve sustainable outcomes at their end of life. “We know that boosting recycling isn’t just good for the environment, it’s good for jobs - for every one job in landfill, there are three jobs in recycling”, said Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Water, the Hon Tanya Plibersek. “With Western Australia generating almost half of the nation’s off-the-road mining tyre waste, the Cook Government is particularly pleased to be supporting multiple projects which will assist the mining industry to improve the recovery and recycling of off-the-road tyres.” said the Western Australian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Action, the Hon Reece Whitby. Read our Tipping the Balance research report 📃 which provides a pathway forward for Australia to realise the benefits of off-the-road tyre, conveyor, and track resource recovery, particularly in regional, rural, and remote areas. Link 👉 https://lnkd.in/gjzcQVid Read DCCEEW media release 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMnbyrhQ #tyrerecycling #investment #marketdevelopment #funding #recyclingmodernisationfund #RMF #WAGov #circulareconomy Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Government of Western Australia Photo credit: Government of Western Australia
