Container Deposit Scheme

Do you remember gathering up the cans and bottles in your youth to collect the deposits? It seemed to be a system that worked. There is a groundswell of people who are wanting to revisit the good old days of container deposits and you can add your weight to the current campaign the Toronto Tidy Towns and Clean Up Australia Day crew are supporting.

The Federal and State Environment Minsters are currently investigating a national Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) and will make a decision in August 2012. With a YES vote to a CDS we are on the way to reduce rubbish in our environment and increase recycling rates of beverage containers from currently 40% to up to 80%.

The introduction of a container deposit system in Australia will:

• significantly lift our recycling rates of glass, plastic and metal beverage containers
• virtually eliminate beverage container litter
• help charities
• create new jobs
• support hundreds of new convenient drop-off centres for other products like batteries and e-waste as well.

 http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/get-active-mp-letter 
This website has an easy to complete letter to the Minister to lodge your support.