Australian Associated Press
February 15, 2018
The Queensland government has pushed back the introduction of its drink container refund scheme to learn from the mistakes of the “problematic” rollout of a similar scheme in NSW.
The scheme was due to start in July but will now not begin until November so stakeholders can learn from the experience in NSW, where the container deposit recycling scheme has struggled due to a lack of collection points.
“It’s clear there are valuable lessons to be learned from the problematic introduction of their scheme,” Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said on Thursday.
Posted in Industry News
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