A Gawler based hard waste recycling business has won a State Government grant to the value of $300,000 to establish a new facility at Willaston. Business owner, Mr Mark Baker said Eco Waste Solutions aims to minimise illegal dumping in the Gawler and surrounding areas and provide a waste facility for local businesses. “At the same time we will be generating recycled products from the incoming waste stream,” Mr Baker said.“The benefits from Eco Waste Solutions for the community will be a long overdue facility for rate payers to dispose of hard waste materials at a convenient location.”Eco Waste Solutions is looking to employ up to 10 new staff members once they are operational in July/August of this year.Environment Minister Ian Hunter announced the state-wide grant funding of more than $2.8 million to boost investment and jobs across South Australia’s waste and recycling industries.The grants programme will see government partner with councils, businesses and not-for-profit organisations to help deliver more than 67 jobs and attract more than $10.8 million investment for projects across South Australia. Eco Waste Solutions is awaiting approval from the Gawler Council for a variation to their licence to accommodate the words dry C&I Waste before the EPA can authorise the waste facility. Local Member of Parliament, Mr Tony Piccolo said the business would provide most of the new jobs to people living with disability.“It is great to see employers giving people living with disability an opportunity to work which helps develop their social skills and independence,” Mr Piccolo saidMr Piccolo’s office, in association with the Disability Workforce Hub and the Adelaide North Special School, are hosting a learning and earning in the disability sector seminar and exhibition on Wednesday 5 April at the school site at Munno Para. Mr Piccolo said the purpose of the event is to inform the community of the opportunities for training and employment in the sector as a result of the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.More information about the seminar and exhibition can be found at http://www.tonypiccolo.org/tonys-blog/new-jobs-in-disability-sector . Admission to the Exhibition and Seminar is free by registering online at www.tonypiccolo.org/learning-and-employment-attendance by Friday 24 March 2017.