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IF QLD CAN DO IT… CALL ON STATES TO EXPAND 10C REFUNDS FOR WINE, SPIRITS

With the successful inclusion of wine and spirit bottles in the Qld 10c refund scheme on 1 November, industry and environment groups have joined together...
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Wine, spirit bottles need 10c refunds

With Queensland today including glass wine and spirit bottles in their container refund scheme, other states in particular NSW and WA should quickly follow suit....
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NSW moves on huge plastic problem

NSW is poised to take a big stride on solving the state’s huge plastic waste and pollution problems, with the release of "NSW Plastics Next...
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Soft Plastics Action

The soft plastics producers and retailers are gearing up to propose a product stewardship scheme. Some useful research was released at the National Soft Plastics...
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National Soft Plastics Summit: Producers and Retailers urged to fastrack solution

The Boomerang Alliance has today challenged the packaging industry to take full responsibility, implement effective collections and pay for the costs of soft plastic waste...
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National Packaging Solution: Producers mandated to take full responsibility for waste & pollution

The Boomerang Alliance has today challenged the packaging industry to take full responsibility and pay for the costs of its waste and pollution decisions and...
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Container Refund Scheme must be expanded

With the NSW container refund scheme (CRS), Return & Earn about to recover its 10billionth beverage container, environmental groups are calling for the state government...
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Queensland bans Heavyweight plastic bags and other problem plastics

From today 1 September, plastic stemmed cotton buds, plastic microbeads and polystyrene loose fill packaging will be banned in Queensland. The plastics used in these...
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Time for the Reuse Revolution in Australia

The Boomerang Alliance has released its Choosing to Reuse In Australia Report. Our organisation is calling for a rapid increase in the use of reusable...
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Mandatory Packaging Targets Can Turn Australia’s Tide on Plastic

In a historic agreement, Australia’s Environment Ministers have committed to introducing mandatory packaging waste recovery targets, which could transform Australia’s packaging landscape. Reducing and recycling...
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