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Victoria’s potentially lucrative container deposit scheme sparks waste war – ABC News
Victoria will be the last Australian state to introduce a container deposit scheme, but there’s a fight between Coca Cola and the waste and recycling industries…
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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