Victoria’s potentially lucrative container deposit scheme sparks waste war – ABC News

Six and a half cents doesn’t sound like much.
But multiply it by a year’s worth of soft drink cans, and it is the reason for a battle between Coca Cola and the waste and recycling industry.
Key points:

• The Victorian government is finalising the design of its container deposit scheme
• The government favours a scheme with split management, to ensure accountability
• The beverage industry and the Scouts are campaigning together for a different structure

The Victorian government plans to introduce container…

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