Fantastic news today!

We are welcoming the State Government’s announcement and the Opposition’s support for a Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) in Western Australia. It is a much needed measure for litter reduction, wildlife protection and recycling.

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PODCAST:

Dave West exposes the extent of plastic being released into the Australian marine environment. 

We are excited to announce our newest campaign to build on the momentum of the recent CDS victories in NSW and QLD!

The "Turn Back The Toxic Tide" campaign aims to reduce 70% of Australian Marine Plastic Pollution by 2020. The campaign will include a weekly blog which addresses the various issues within the marine plastic pollution conversation and will provide a roadmap for how we can achieve such an ambitious goal. We encourage strong participation by our member groups as the campaign is centred around a "community owned" threat abatement plan.

QUEENSLAND ANNOUNCES CASH FOR CONTAINERS!

The Boomerang Alliance congratulates the QLD Government for deciding to introduce a Container Deposit Scheme by 2018. It follows the NSW decision a few months ago to implement its CDS in 2017, with both governments in discussion about harmonising their schemes. The decision is another big win for the environment, which will result in a major reduction in litter particularly plastic pollution entering the marine environment.  

See our media release. 

This is a message that has been sent to all Australian MPs for World Ocean Day

We are very excited by the announcement by the Queensland LNP that it would implement a 10cent refund system for drink bottles and cans. It is a great World Environment Day news!

Today is a great day! The NSW government has just announced that it will proceed with a genuine container deposit system (CDS). This is an historic win for the community!

Late last month the Australian Senate released its report “Toxic Tide” investigating the impacts of plastic on the Australian marine environment. In a wide sweeping series of recommendations, the Senators called for all states and territories to adopt container deposit systems (CDS) by 2020.

On Saturday April 25th, the Queensland Cash for Containers team joined forces with Scouts Queensland and took to the beaches to create a statement the local media could not ignore. Using over 2000 cans and bottles largely collected from Gold Coast beaches, parks and waterways, we created the world’s largest surfboard sculpture made from recycled litter. Measuring 13.3m long and 3.5m wide, the attempt was made on the Gold Coast and will be submitted for a new record on recordsetter.com.

The campaign to make sure NSW gets the world-class container deposit system is in full swing. We’re down to the last few weeks before the government decides whether to step up to the plate and really do something to tackle the pollution caused by discarded drink bottles and cans. Mike Baird and his advisors are currently reading through the 11,000+ submissions supporters like you have written in support of Cash for Containers.