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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 539 asked in the Legislative Council on 4 June 2019 by Hon Robin Chapple

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME

539. Hon ROBIN CHAPPLE to the Minister for Environment:

I refer to the list of beverage containers covered by the container deposit scheme.

(1) Why are the one-litre and three-litre or greater plastic containers of water intended for human consumption excluded from the container deposit scheme?

(2) Will the minister review the scheme to include five, 10 and 15-litre bottles of water and 22-litre kegs of water?

(3) If no to (2), why not, given the extensive use of plastics in these products?

(4) Given that there are currently two methods of providing 15-litre bottles of water, one recyclable with a deposit on the bottle and the other a disposable bottle at a cheaper price, will the minister standardise these to ensure that all bottles are recyclable via deposit?

(5) If no to (4), why not?

Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.

(1) This government is looking forward to establishing the container deposit scheme in 2020 to reduce litter, increase recycling and deliver positive outcomes for social enterprise. It is not often that five, 10 or 15-litre bottles—or, indeed, 22-litre kegs—are littered. I strongly support recycling these items through existing recycling facilities.

(2)–(5) It is important that there is consistency regarding the eligibility of containers included in container deposit schemes across Australia. This consistency reduces barriers to trade across borders, lessens confusion for customers, and minimises costs to industry. In order to maintain this consistency, any review of eligible containers will be undertaken collaboratively and in close consultation with other states and territories.