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Report Says Government Grants Fail to Reduce Packaging Waste in New Zealand
Dec 9, 2015A report from Envision New Zealand revealed that grants from government to boost beverage container recycling have failed to reduce packaging waste in New Zealand. The InCENTive to Recycle report is calling for the reintroduction of a ...
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A Container Deposit Scheme "Will Be Cost Effective and Efficient"
Jan 5, 2015Just before Christmas, NSW Premier, Mike Baird, and the Environment Minister, Rob Stokes, wrote to the National Packaging Covenant Industry Association (NPCIA)’s chairman, Grant Musgrove, and Coca-Cola Amatil managing director, Barry ...
Tags: packaging waste litter, recycling, Packaging
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Victorian Premier Sought Consensus on a 10-Cent Refundable Deposit on Drink Containers
Dec 5, 2013Victorian Premier Denis Napthine sought national consensus on a 10-cent refundable deposit on drink containers at the 13 December COAG meeting. The move was welcomed by the public, as the most recent Newspoll showed 85% support by ...
Tags: Container Deposits, COAG
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In Scotland,Eight Different 'recycle and Reward' Schemes Have Been Piloted Since The Start
Aug 29, 2013Lochhead believes schemes which offer people in Scotland an incentive for recycling drink containers could help tackle Scotland's litter problem. 'Recycle and Reward' In Scotland, eight different 'Recycle and Reward' schemes have been ...
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Angry Consumers Voice Their Fury at The Firm for Abolishing The Deposit Scheme
Mar 13, 2013The Federal Court, last month, ruled in favour of the beverage company after it argued the Northern Territory government’s 10c deposit recycling scheme – introduced in January 2012 and similar to a scheme that has been running ...
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Coke Has Been Joined to Stop The NT Scheme
Feb 19, 2013Coke has been joined by Schweppes, Lion Nathan, and the Australian Food and Grocery Council in the Federal Court trying to stop the NT scheme. “Coca Cola is now notorious in Australia for being the driving force behind misleading ...
Tags: Coca Cola, Schweppes, Lion Nathan
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Beverage Prices Have Risen Dramatically as a Result of Container
Nov 28, 2012Claims by the Australian Food and Grocery Council that beverage prices have risen dramatically as a result of container deposit schemes have been found to be based on'weak methodology and poor data'by a senate inquiry. It also supported ...
Tags: Container