The scheme began on 1 December, allowing NSW residents to return bottles for a 10c refund at depots, over-the-counter collection points and vending machines. The chief executive of the Brewers Association of Australia, Brett Heffernan, confirmed the scheme’s costs were now being passed on to customers of the big breweries. Woolworths (@woolworths) The NSW Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), Return and Earn came into effect on the 1st December 2017 and aims to reduce litter by 40% by 2020. “The [container deposit scheme] is clearly a debacle and needs to be either delayed immediately or scrapped altogether,” Waters said last month. Coca-Cola Amatil, Asahi, CUB, Coopers and Lion formed a joint venture, named Exchange for Change, which plays a role in overseeing the scheme.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2018 04:07 UTC