Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme launches
Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) means people can now return eligible drink cans, bottles, and cartons for a 10-cent refund.
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ACT Container Deposit Scheme to implement simplified approach
Improved harmonisation and simplicity for ACT Container Deposit Scheme will make it easier to do business for beverage industry.
AACS: Qld CDS disaster waiting to happen
Like the shambolic container deposit scheme (CDS) currently plagued with issues and costing consumers more in NSW, the forthcoming Queensland scheme appears destined for failure following the eyebrow-raising comments from the Mayor of Ipswich that the council will stop recycling altogether.
Container deposit scheme’s unclaimed funds
The well known Return and Earn container deposit scheme is reportedly making money for the beverage companies.
AACS: A delay in container deposit scheme a win
The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to delay the introduction of the container deposit scheme (CDS) until November as the problems with the hastily introduced NSW scheme play out.
Pressure mounts on Minister over ‘abysmal’ CDS rollout
Pressure is mounting on NSW Environment Minister Gabriella Upton over the introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), which has started today across the state.
CCA, Lion join Container Deposit Scheme
Coca-Cola Amatil and Lion have joined forces with their biggest competitors as coordinators of the new Container Deposit Scheme, dubbed ‘Return and Earn’, which is due to launch in December this year.
Container deposits face further delays
Written by Marie Sansom for Government News NSW convenience customers may be waiting a while longer to be able to collect deposits on their drinks containers, as a group of Australia’s largest waste management companies has called for the NSW container deposit scheme (CDS) to be further delayed. The National Waste and Recycling Industry Council (NWRIC), whose …
NSW rolls back container deposits
In apparent capitulation to industry demands, the NSW State Government has rolled back the launch date of the new CDS by five months.
Refund scheme too soon: AACS
AACS has made a last ditch plea to the NSW state government to reconsider the container deposit scheme rollout.
EPA defends NSW deposit scheme
The NSW EPA answers concerns raised by AACS about the timeframe of the Container Deposit Scheme rollout.
Queensland to ban single-use plastic shopping bags
The banning of single-use plastic bags hailed as an encouraging step for Queensland to cut plastic pollution.
