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3/25/2021 CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au

Successful CRC Projects Round 10

Converting food into compostable stretch wrap.

Great Wrap Pty Ltd* Monash University Konpira Maru Wine Company Pty Ltd

We have brought together a team of leaders in each of their industries to deliver a product that has the potential to remove 150,000 tonnes of food waste as well as plastic out of Australian and millions of tonnes globally each year. Stretch wrap, takes the form of cling wrap and pallet wrap. It holds together millions of pallets freighted across the country each year and keeps just as many meals fresh. This CRC-P will create a process in which we convert food waste into wrap, the only biopolymer that is compostable, landfill/anaerobic biodegradable and marine biodegradable. Meaning wherever it goes it will leave nothing behind.

4/01/2021 - 24/12/2021

$210,000

$559,500

Smart Material Recovery Facility (SMRF) – Curby Soft Plastics.

IQ RENEW Pty Ltd* CurbCycle Australia Pty Ltd University of Sydney Licella Holdings Limited Mike Ritchie and Associates Pty Ltd Design (Aust) Pty Limited

The CRC-P will develop a template for upgrading existing Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) to Smart Material Recovery Facilities (SMRFs) by introducing Internet of Things (IoT) automation and trial it in an existing MRF, aiming to increase post-consumer soft plastics by 80 times 2018 levels delivering process engineered feedstock integrated with industry. It will address the waste export ban and contribute to Australia’s transition to a . SMRFs utilise the CurbCycle Solution for household segregation and collection of soft plastics. The solution will deliver efficient and a rewarding community engagement tool. It enhances existing recycling infrastructure that may be used to lift recycling rates on other materials.

1/01/2021 - 31/12/2023

$2,999,220

$7,638,411

https://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/cooperative-research-centres-projects-crcp-grants/crc-projects-selection-round-outcomes 1/5 3/25/2021 CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au

Smart AI-enabled automation and upcycling solution for .

Advanced Circular Pty Ltd* University of Melbourne Telford Smith Engineering Pty. Ltd.

Since many foreign countries restrict import of waste, the Australian government is implementing a ban on the export of waste from 2021 and an 80% resource recovery rate by 2030. However, the generation of substantial amount of no-value plastic residue in recycling plants results in unprofitable landfill cost while reducing the overall plant efficiency and profitability. This CRC-P will develop and commercialise an AI-enabled autonomous sorting system and automated plant and technology needed to upcycle residue plastics. The proposed sorting system and value-added products will increase Australia’s recycle capacity by 42,000 tonnes per year and divert 16,800 tonnes per year of plastic residue from landfill and foster a circular economy.

1/03/2021 - 28/02/2023

$2,000,000

$5,983,327

Recycling construction to manufacture sustainable bricks.

Sycamore Civil Group Pty Ltd* KHG Contracting Pty Ltd Brajkovich Demolition & Salvage Pty Ltd Sany Australia Pty Ltd University of Melbourne Deakin University Aboriginal Construction Specialists Pty Ltd

The building and construction sector in Australia produces 20.4 million tonnes of Construction Demolition Waste (CDW) per year. This accounts for 43% of Australia’s waste production; more than 35% of CDW becomes landfill. CDW is steadily growing (2% p.a.), increasingly impacting the environment and nationally. This urgent problem can be addressed by developing advanced recycling and manufacturing processes that utilise CDW in high-value sustainable brick products, which will be used in large volume by the building and construction sector. This CRC-P will boost the recycling capacity of CDW, thereby reducing landfilled waste, enhancing and resource efficiency, and growing the circular construction economy.

15/02/2021 - 9/02/2024

$1,650,000

$6,122,660

https://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/cooperative-research-centres-projects-crcp-grants/crc-projects-selection-round-outcomes 2/5 3/25/2021 CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au

Revolutionary upcycling of landfill waste into hydrogen, fuels & materials.

Bioelektra Australia Pty Ltd* Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University of Melbourne Cement Australia Holdings Pty Ltd Universal Vortex Industries Pty Ltd Ouroborus Pty Ltd Ash Development Association of Australia

Bioelektra has developed a novel (MSW) process producing 70% recyclables and 30% (the latter currently for landfill). No commercial technology exists to upcycle this biomass resource into valuable products. This CRC-P aims to transform waste biomass into hydrogen (H2) fuel and char/inorganic ash for potential exploitation by Cement Australia & the Ash Development Association of Australia in construction. A bio-refinery demonstration unit, employing additive manufacturing for catalyst fabrication, underpins the proposed process. Technoeconomic analysis will identify the potential for H2 use in future Bioelektra MSW collection trucks and/or export.

1/01/2021 - 31/12/2023

$2,200,000

$5,717,185

Revolutionising sludge management turning costly waste into a safe product.

Central SEQ Distributor-Retailer Authority* Water Corporation The University of Queensland Aquatec Maxcon Pty Ltd Arkwood (Gloucester) Pty. Limited & Remondis Australia Pty Ltd Department of Environment and Science

Biosolids from treatment are a problematic waste due to low product quality and high volume. However, production will substantially increase with population growth and provide opportunities for co-digestion with organic waste at plants. This CRC-P brings together two major water utilities, world-leading researchers, resource-recycling technology and service providers, and the state government regulatory agency, to develop a suite of market-ready technologies that will substantially increase capacity of existing treatment infrastructure, produce high quality biosolids suitable for unrestricted use as soil fertilizer, and increase bioenergy recovery from wastewater and organic waste.

1/04/2021 - 31/03/2024

$1,380,000

$4,248,945 https://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/cooperative-research-centres-projects-crcp-grants/crc-projects-selection-round-outcomes 3/5 3/25/2021 CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au

Development of high content recycled glass building material technology.

Livefield Pty Ltd* Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology The Trustee for Harris HMC Interiors Recycled Glass Technology Pty Ltd

Australia manufactures over one million tonnes of glass each year but only 33% is recycled. This CRC-P will develop new applications with existing recycled glass stabilising technology to manufacture building materials. The technology utilises 65% waste glass content bringing improvements to building safety and performance while achieving environmental outcomes. The funding will expedite the development of the technology supporting the Australian Government’s National Waste Policy Action Plan that aims at turning our waste into valuable commodities and products with recycled content. This innovation and research will play an important role in developing sustainable technologies while boosting domestic jobs and industries.

11/01/2021 - 6/01/2023

$485,000

$1,343,915

Recycling plastic and paperboard waste in to value-added asphalt additives.

State Asphalts NSW Pty Ltd* University of New South Wales Closed Loop Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd Primaplas Pty. Limited Asphaltech Pty. Ltd.

Australia disposes over 4 million tonnes of plastic and paper waste annually, at a cost of $600 million. Our current recycling infrastructure lacks capability and capacity, relying on landfill and waste export. This CRC-P will commercialise technologies to convert plastic and paper waste in to value-added additives for asphalt. State Asphalts and Asphaltech will use the products, whilst distribution partners Closed Loop and Primaplas will source waste materials and distribute recycled products. The work will create technical leadership, improve competitiveness through reduced infrastructure costs, and create environmental benefits through reducing landfill and exports of waste.

1/01/2021 - 1/12/2023

$2,980,000

$6,176,930

https://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/cooperative-research-centres-projects-crcp-grants/crc-projects-selection-round-outcomes 4/5 3/25/2021 CRC Projects selection round outcomes | business.gov.au

Circular economy: how to end Australia's dependency on single-use plastics.

Full Cycle Australia Pty Ltd* CSIRO Prysm Industries Pty Ltd Monash University Huhtamaki Tailored Packaging Services Pty Ltd

The CRC-P will scale-up a patented microbial-based biopolymer technology to manufacture a fully recyclable and compostable plastic resin (PHA) from food and paper waste, for use in single-use plastics. In so doing, the technology directly addresses the National Waste Policy goal of achieving 70% of Australia’s plastic packaging being recycled or composted, as well as creating avenues for diverting food and paper waste from landfill. Australian plastics manufacturers will use the PHA in existing manufacturing processes to confirm the resin can be used without the need for factory retrofit, and validate the properties of the resin in target end products, providing a scalable pathway to first sales both in Australia and abroad.

1/04/2021 - 31/03/2024

$998,826

$2,409,701

https://www.business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/cooperative-research-centres-projects-crcp-grants/crc-projects-selection-round-outcomes 5/5