Viva Energy and Cleanaway Waste Management have agreed to a deal that could see Australian waste transformed into renewable diesel and other low-carbon products.
Under the agreement, large volumes of used cooking oil (UCO) from Cleanaway’s Laverton treatment facility would be supplied to Viva Energy’s Geelong refinery.
The oil will be converted into renewable diesel and bio-circular polymers, marking a major step towards domestic production of low-carbon liquid fuels.
Viva Energy has already demonstrated the potential through a successful pilot program which involved co-processing UCO with crude oil at commercial scale.
By expanding this model, the companies aim to create a closed loop between waste generation, resource recovery and reuse – turning everyday waste into a valuable feedstock for cleaner transport fuels.
The collaboration could also support national emissions targets, with co-processing identified in the federal government’s Future Made in Australia and Transport Sector Plan as a key enabler for decarbonising hard-to-abate industries such as heavy road transport.
Viva Energy Chief Strategy Officer Lachlan Pfeiffer said government recognition of co-processing under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme (NGERS) would be vital to unlocking further investment.
“Australia has the expertise, technology and local supply chains to lead in sustainable fuel production,” he said. “Formal recognition would help drive investment in recycling, clean fuel production and sovereign manufacturing.”
Cleanaway Executive General Manager of Strategy and M&A Frank Lintvelt said the initiative highlights how waste can power Australia’s transition.
“By recognising co-processing, we can convert waste into valuable products and build a local, low-carbon liquid fuel industry to decarbonise transport,” he said.
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