‘‘The announcement today from Qld Environment Minister the Hon Andrew Powell that the QLD Government will conduct an inquiry into the states Container Refund Scheme (CRS) is a welcome development’’,
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VIC CDS gets CountAIner AI to boost processing times
For the first time in the Southern Hemisphere, AI is being used to reduce waste and boost recycling capacity in Victoria’s container deposit scheme. CountAIner uses advanced AI machine learning to count,
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SA CDS still awaiting for findings of review – six years later
By Neville Rawlings Recyclers of South Australia Incorporated (RSA) has represented the operators of most collection points (known as depots) in the South Australian Container Deposit Scheme
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Tweed Shire Council trials CDS
Tweed Shire Council is trialling a new container deposit and collection scheme aimed at reducing waste to landfill while enabling community members to ‘pay it forward’ to allow others to reap the benefits.
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TEC: Govt failing on several fronts
A recent meeting of the nation’s Environment Ministers has signaled urgent action will need to be taken by individual states in order to resolve regulation of packaging, especially soft plastics, battery
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Which product stewardship schemes are most effective? Not many
The Evaluating Product Stewardship benefits and effectiveness – Summary Report, May 2023 (Institute for Sustainable Futures; ISF) fails to reveal many of the systemic problems suffered by Product Stewardship (PS) schemes in Australia.
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Coles sets pace with Victorian CDS roll out
Coles is rolling out 47 Reverse Vending Machines across its Victorian stores as the state launches its Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) today.
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