Latest figures from the NSW EPA are demonstrating that the container refund scheme (Return and Earn) and the phase out of problem single use plastics is working to reduce litter in the State.

Since 2018 plastic litter items have decreased by 45% and all litter by 42%.

The Boomerang Alliance is now calling on the Commonwealth and State/Territory governments to continue to reform our packaging laws and reduce plastic waste and litter even further.

• We need producers to be responsible for the packaging they sell, including responsibility for waste and recovery
• We need State and Territory Governments to continue to phase out problem single use plastics
• We need a national soft plastics collection service, noting that soft plastics now represent over 34% of all packaging litter (Clean Up Aust data)
• We need to improve container schemes by raising the refund level to 20 cents and adding other items such as bottle tops and other containers