Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021
We have been the party that has been pushing, prodding, shouting from the hilltops for decades now for this kind of legislation in Tasmania.
We have been the party that has been pushing, prodding, shouting from the hilltops for decades now for this kind of legislation in Tasmania.
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.
Last Friday, the company that collects recyclables from five southern councils, SKM Recycling, was declared insolvent.
The welcome news that Queensland has green-lit a container deposit scheme highlights the poor state of recycling in Tasmania.
The Greens congratulate Kingborough Council on joining West Coast, Clarence and Launceston City Councils in their support for a container deposit scheme.
It was extremely disappointing the Liberal and Labor Parties would not support the Greens' Motion to implement a state-based cash for containers scheme.
NSW residents will get 10 cents back on eligible drinks containers from 1st July next year, joining South Australia and the Northern Territory.
We were delighted to join Scouts Tasmania today to call on the government to legislate a container deposit scheme in Tasmania.