Articles tagged: container deposit scheme
How to boost scheme refunds
Colac and district residents are throwing away potential refunds every day, with Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme officials revealing that many eligible drink containers are still ending up in household rubbish bins instead of being returned through the scheme.
Bin recycling collections drop
There has been a marked decrease in Colac Otway Shire Council’s glass and recycling bin collections since the uptake of Victoria’s container deposit scheme, which has seen more than one million containers recycled since November 1.
Residents revel in recycling
In the eight days between Christmas and New Year’s Day, almost 100,000 containers have been recycled in Colac Otway Shire through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.
Half-a-million items recycled
Colac Otway residents have returned and recycled more than half a million bottles, cartons and cans through Victoria’s container deposit scheme in almost seven weeks.
Cash for recycling ready to hit Colac
Colac and district people will soon be able to recycle their cans, bottles and cartons for money at a reverse vending machine at Colac Plaza.
Bottle scheme to help charities
Colac and district locals will get money back in their pockets for recycling containers and bottles under the State Government’s new container deposit scheme starting November 1.
Scheme opens for comment
Victorians can comment on the State Government’s plans for a container deposit recycling scheme.
Waste companies worried at monopoly plan
Smaller regional waste companies are asking the State Government to let them be a part of Victoria’s new container deposit scheme.
