It looks like state and federal governments will not be binning plans for more cash-for-containers schemes, with Tony Burke announcing support for a national program. Aicha Marhfour examines how a scheme would work.
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DRINK BOTTLE REFUND SCHEME
Why aren’t bottles recycled? ‘People don’t want water that tastes funny’
Australians were urged to recycle the more than 260 litres of bottled water they consumed last year. Yet none of those bottles were made from recycled plastic, writes Nicole Gooch.
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Take your cans to the recycling depot — win free beer!
In case Victoria — where the Brumby government is trying to resist a national drink bottle refund scheme — hasn’t noticed, Adelaide’s curbside recycling program works wonderfully, writes Ben Hagemann.
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