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Cash for Cans vs Coke. The recycling wars.

11/3/2016

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It's crunch time for drink cans and plastic bottles. 

Public submissions into the State Government’s container deposit scheme have recently closed. The debate has been feisty, with environment and industry groups backing totally different schemes.

The “Cash for Containers” scheme, supported by environment and many community groups, is modelled on schemes used successfully in South Australia and many European countries.

It involves installing 500-800 reverse vending machines across the state, which would provide a 10 cent “reward” for every empty container deposited.  In South Australia, where the scheme has been in place since 1977,  80% of drink containers are recycled, and a huge number of community groups have benefited from funds raised through container collection campaigns. 

The alternative “Thirst for Good” model is supported by Coca-Cola Amatil and other major players in the industry. It does away with the immediate cash reward, and substitutes “an annual investment by the beverage industry in a suite of programs aimed at reducing little”. Coca Cola says the industry will contribute $15 million each year in "both financial and non-financial incentives”, but environment groups say it will be more like $1 - 2 million. 

Green groups, including Boomerang Alliance, Greenpeace and Clean-up, have rubbished the plan, saying it’s "a  PR exercise” not  a container deposit scheme.  Good for Manly agrees.

“The crucial part of a successful scheme is to give cash directly to the person who has brought the drink container back, as an immediate financial incentive,” Good For Manly Cllr Candy Bingham said.
“That makes all the difference.”

The proposals will be considered by Permier and local member Mike Baird and Environment Minister Mark Speakman, with input from an advisory committee, with the government committed to have a container deposit scheme in place by next July.

The two schemes as seen by environment group Boomerang Alliance
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5 Comments
DON WALKER
19/3/2016 08:16:43 am

If they are depending on Baird to support community groups instead of the big corporations I would not be holding my breath as his past performance in supporting big mining companies vis a vis community concerns is abysmal however we all can only hope that he may change for the better and tell big business to accept what the people want.

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Jann Martin
19/3/2016 08:40:48 am

I grew up in South Australia and saw the immediate difference in container littering when the deposit or 'boomerang' scheme came in there. It funded a lot of late teen trips of mine to sporting carnivals too and our clubs benefited hugely! Simply, the scheme works and should be a no-brainer for any elected politician wanting to improve community outcomes.

Self-interest will always over-ride community interests if corporations are left to "contribute" to their preferred scheme (think CocaCola Amatil funding research into effect of sugar that focusses on exercise not diet (or sugar for that matter)). "Financial and non-financial incentives": read not many actual $ and non-financial incentives that the corporates can abide. Please, give me break. If corporates get their way they will yet again escape wearing the true cost of the production of their product.

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John D Wilson
19/3/2016 09:36:57 am

Removing litter is always good. Pensioners and youngsters can earn a bit of pocket money with recycling bottles and other recyclable containers. I like the idea let's do it.

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Jennifer Douglas
19/3/2016 09:59:14 am

Cash for cans and drink bottles has worked before it would be good if introduced again. A great way for children to earn pocket money and clean up the environment!

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Ruth Byrne
19/3/2016 05:45:37 pm

Cash for cans and drink bottles is the only way to deal with littering.

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