container deposit scheme
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Gisborne’s new container deposit stop
Gisborne residents can now cash in their drink containers close to home, with the opening of a new CDS Vic refund point in the centre of town. Macedon MP Mary-Anne Thomas last week joined CEO of VicReturn Jim Round to open Gisborne’s new reverse vending machine at the Gisborne Village Shopping Centre. “Gisborne’s new reverse…
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One million containers and counting
In the past six months, the staff at the Chewton Service Station have sorted more than one million containers as part of the state government’s Container Deposit Scheme, which equates to more than $100,000 back to the community and a huge reduction in waste going to landfill. To celebrate, the owners of the local service…
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Litter disgusts Rod
Eve LambCastlemaine’s Rod Hadfield is not impressed with what’s been appearing in his patch lately. The well-known local hot rod collector and enthusiast says he’s disgusted by the amount of litter he’s noticed discarded along the Pyrenees Highway at Chewton – a main entry to Castlemaine – over recent weeks. “Where is the pride in…
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Deposit scheme wait
Litter along local roads and in public places is a pet peeve for Castlemaine local Bill Wiglesworth. He wants to see container deposit legislation introduced in Victoria as soon as possible. For this reason Mr Wiglesworth is among locals quick to welcome the state government’s plan to introduce a container deposit scheme by 2022-23, enabling…
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Backing cash-for-cans
It is not yet known what impact a state-wide container deposit scheme would have on kerbside recycling services but both Macedon Ranges and Mount Alexander shire councils have welcomed the move. A soft announcement of the state government’s likely introduction of scheme came last week as Macedon Ranges began its four-bin waste collection service that…
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Container deposit push builds
Mount Alexander Shire councillors and executive staff are among those strongly supporting the push for a container deposit scheme in Victoria, with the state Greens expected to this week introduce legislation aimed at establishing the scheme. Recycling has become a hot button issue in Victoria after major processor SKM went into liquidation, forcing many councils…