Container Refund Scheme
Australia now has a container refund scheme in every state and territory, Tasmania being the last state to join the party.
Australia now has a container refund scheme in every state and territory, Tasmania being the last state to join the party.
I just wanted to talk about the Container Deposit Scheme which you announced today.
We do have a crisis in this state. We have a climate crisis, a cost of-living crisis, a health crisis, a housing crisis, and, of course, a biodiversity crisis.
The Australian Beverage Council has Tasmania listed as starting its CRS six months ago on its website. TOMRA welcomed the start at the beginning of 2022.
We have been the party that has been pushing, prodding, shouting from the hilltops for decades now for this kind of legislation in Tasmania.
Labor’s furthering the interests of big beverage companies risks delaying, or worse derailing, the implementation of Tasmania’s Container Refund Scheme
A container refund scheme for Tasmania has been Greens’ policy for decades and we are pleased it is finally becoming a reality.
The Greens welcome the Government’s announcement of the model for a Container Refund Scheme.
The Greens are calling on the Tasmanian Government to rule out handing control of the container deposit scheme to the beverage industry.
This Clean Up Australia Day, the new Minister for Environment, Roger Jaensch, should release his plan for making the day obsolete.