A new can counting machine has been installed in Carnarvon, Western Australia, to boost recycling production as well as economic growth and employment generation in the area.
Funded with a $16,686 Regional Economic Development (RED) Grant, the new can-counting machine will help increase the efficiency of the Containers for Change scheme in Carnarvon, the government said in a media statement.
The new equipment in Carnarvon is also helping the ABC Foundation to secure a reliable and sustainable source of income for their local community-based programs.
The program has so far allocated $3,609,372 in RED funding for 32 projects in the Gascoyne with the purpose of promoting economic growth and employment creation in rural Western Australia.
Since the start of RED Grants in 2018, investments in neighbourhood businesses and community projects have generated more than 50 new employment in Gascoyne.
Regional Development Minister Don Punch said the Cook Labor Government has contributed more than $16,500 to the ABC Foundation’s Cash for Containers program, which will result in the counting of 50 additional cans at the Carnarvon site.
“The local community will also benefit from faster processing at the can recycling facility,” the minister noted.
He added, “Staff at the Containers for Change facility have successfully completed training on operating the new machine which is now installed and operational.”
The RED Grants program is a state government initiative that invests in locally driven projects that support efforts to create long-term economic growth and job sustainability in Western Australian regions.
The initiative will receive $50.85 million from the government over a nine-year period for initiatives that would directly assist local communities.
For more information on the RED Grants program, you may visit this link.
