NSW needs a 10c container deposit legislation

By Nathaniel Pelle
March 1 2016 - 2:04pm
GARBAGE: Greenpeace volunteers collecting drink container rubbish from Sydney's Cooks River. Picture: Greenpeace/Jane Castle
GARBAGE: Greenpeace volunteers collecting drink container rubbish from Sydney's Cooks River. Picture: Greenpeace/Jane Castle

Each year, Australians consume drinks in about 17 billion containers. Less than half of these are recycled, meaning more than 8.5 billion recyclable cans and bottles go into landfill or end up littering our land and waterways.

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