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VicReturn announces container price for Victoria’s container deposit scheme

Victoria’s new container deposit scheme, CDS Vic, will reward Victorians with a 10¢ refund for every eligible can, carton and bottle they return. Under the scheme, first suppliers (beverage manufacturers and importers) share...

Return-It unveils digital smart bin at ANU

Return-It has installed a digital smart bin (DSB) at The Australian National University (ANU) in the ACT. According to the “pioneer” in innovative recycling solutions, the new machine serves as an official collection...

Return-It setting up CDS Vic network in southeast Melbourne and Gippsland

Re.Group has announced that its Return-It entity has been selected as one of three Network Operators in the Victorian Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). This exciting opportunity allows Re.Group and Return-It to expand...

Beverage companies back Victorian container deposit scheme

VicReturn has been appointed by the Victorian government as Scheme Co-ordinator for the new Victorian container deposit scheme, CDS Vic. VicReturn is a not-for-profit entity with members comprising Lion, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP)...

NSW single-use plastics ban approaches

As next month’s deadline for the next phase of bans on single-use plastics approaches, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) says the transition to the circular economy is a top priority for retailers...

NSW government promises to help CDS-affected businesses

After months of government lobbying, MGA says it has persuaded the NSW government to save the livelihoods of many NSW retailers. Following the new NSW Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), MGA says shoppers of...

Retailers welcome delay in Qld Container Refund Scheme

The Queensland government has delayed the implementation of the state’s Container Refund Scheme from July 1 to November 1, so that lessons from the NSW experience can be learned. NSW’s ‘Return and Earn’...

Strong take-up as NSW launches container deposit scheme

The NSW government launched its ‘Return and Earn’ container deposit scheme (CDS) across the state this week, attracting strong participation. Within three days of launching, more than 500,000 beverage containers were returned to...
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