Bottle Bills in the News
Worldwide
2010
- Leaders answer our readers' questions (Australia - Tasmania)
The Examiner. March 15, 2010
- Plastic bottle collection price to be decided (Fiji)
Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. March 11, 2010
- MP calls for drink bottle deposit (Australia)
Tweed Daily News. March 6, 2010
- Calls for levy rise and green jobs in Vic (Australia - Victoria)
Inside Waste Weekly. March 2, 2010
- Victoria: green jobs campaign launched (Australia - Victoria)
Green Left Online. February 27, 2010
- Fighting over scraps (Australia - South Australia)
The Independent Weekly. February 26, 2010
- Greens unveil can-do policy (Australia--Tasmania)
The Mercury. February 9, 2010
- Greens ready to deliver practical solution to glass, plastic and aluminium containers polluting Tasmania: Time to Implement State-Based Container Deposit Scheme is Now (Australia--Tasmania)
(Press Release) The Greens. February 7, 2010
- Drinking Beer in Cans and Other Middle East Regional Recycling Problems (Israel)
Green Prophet. January 31, 2010.
2009
- N.T. Ban on Plastic Bags (Australia, Northern Territory)
Thinking Australia. December 21, 2009
- Plastic bags to be phased out in Northern Territory (Australia, Northern Territory)
Australian Food News. December 21, 2009
- Bag ban, container recycling and more for NT (Australia, Northern Territory)
G Online. December 18, 2009
- Europen: Proposals for a modern beverage container policy (Europe)
Recycling Portal. December 14, 2009.
- Recycling rebate under fire as cost of alcohol to rise (Australia)
Daily Mail. October 31, 2009
- Legal risk: container deposit laws redrafted
ABC News. November 12, 2009
- Australia considers national bottle deposits (Australia)
Plastics News. November 12, 2009
- National CDL system long overdue – Ministers must act now (Australia)
Southern Courier. November 11, 2009
- WA glass to be reprocessed in Perth (Australia)
InsideWasteWeekly. November 10, 2009
- Drink scheme canned for now (Australia)
The Age. November 10, 2009
- Drink Container Recycling - Just do it (Australia)
Australia.to World News. November 7, 2009
- Covenant Gets the Go-Ahead (Australia)
Packaging. November 6, 2009
- Cost of container deposits $132m a year, says report: AUS (Australia)
Food Week. November 5, 2009
- Australian environment groups call for national waste policy (Australia)
News.cn. November 4, 2009
- Waste issues to dominate EPHC meeting (Australia)
Inside Waste Weekly. November 3, 2009
- Recycling refund will hike beer price
News.com.au. November 1, 2009
- TV price hike in recycling plan (Australia)
Sydney Morning Herald. November 1, 2009
- Dirty tactics suspected in container recycling battle (Australia)
The Age. November 1, 2009
- South Australia's 10cm bottle, can refund scheme a success (Australia, South Australia)
The Advertiser. October 29, 2009
- Major Players Take Stand on Recycling (Australia)
The Shout. October 28, 2009
- Clean parks come at a price (Malaysia)
Sun2Surf. October 27, 2009
- Returnable Containers Bill causes controversy (Belize)
San Pedro Sun. October 15, 2009
- Panel to start hearings on recycling targets (Israel)
Haaretz.com. October 15, 2009
- Why was Ovadia Yosef recruited for a beer ad campaign? (Israel)
Haaretz.com. October 13, 2009
- Clean-up sparks calls for container deposit scheme (Australia)
ABC North QLD. October 5, 2009
- Environmental Bill targets glass but not plastic bottles (Belize)
Channel 5 Belize. September 23, 2009
- Deposit answer (UK)
(Letter to the Editor) Halifax Evening Courier. September 21, 2009
- Container deposit legislation not a simple or cheap option: AUS (Australia)
Food Week. September 18, 2009
- Recycling rate on the rise (Australia, South Australia)
Whyalla News. September 14, 2009
- Senate investigates container deposit scheme (Australia)
2SER's Razors Edge. August 29, 2009
- Deposit to be charged on German cans (Denmark, Germany)
The Copenhagen Post. August 20, 2009
- Recycling deposit scheme 'rubbish' (Australia)
Australian Associated Press. August 6, 2009
- The packaging industry accused of dirty tactics (Australia)
2SER's Razors Edge. July 11, 2009
- Government rejects bottle refund bill (Australia)
The Age. June 25, 2009
- Container Deposit System Feasibility Study Released (Australia, Tasmania)
(Press Release) Tasmania Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts. June 26, 2009
- Brumby Government halts Greens law to reintroduce bottle deposit system (Australia)
Herald Sun. June 25, 2009
- Waste not want not (Australia, New South Wales)
(Opinion) Echo. June 20, 2009
- Mayor pushes for can refund scheme (Australia)
Cobar Age. June 17, 2009
- Council proposes plastic bag ban (Australia, New South Wales)
The Northern Star. June 4, 2009
- EPHC falls short of local government expectations (Australia)
GovermentNews. May 25, 2009
- Environment ministers commit to e-waste scheme (Australia)
GovernmentNews. May 25, 2009
- Drink container deposit levy to go national? (Australia)
AFN. May 18, 2009
- Cash it instead of kicking it (Australia)
Cowra Community News. May 15, 2009
- Greens seek 10c deposit levy (Australia)
Sunshine Coast Daily. May 14, 2009
- EUROPEN Welcomes EU Commission Communication on Beverage Packaging
(Press Release) EUROPEN. May 11, 2009
- Cowra Council joins call for sustainable recycling (Australia)
Cowra Community News. May 6, 2009
- Bottles, not bags, the real villains (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Herald. April 27, 2009
- Vic Greens spruik bottle refund scheme (Australia, Victoria)
9 News. March 31, 2009
- Border lawbreakers unrepentant (Australia, South Australia)
The Border Watch. March 11, 2009
- Introducing deposit schemes "a no-brainer" (UK)
LetsRecycle.com. March 9, 2009
- Bottle Deposit Study Queried (Australia, Tasmania)
The Mercury. March 3, 2009
- Recyclables still a problem on Clean Up day, says Ian Kiernan (Australia)
The Australian. March 1, 2009
- Recycling of containers soars (Australia)
Adelaide Now. March 1, 2009
- Confusion equals contamination (Australia)
On Line Opinion. February 27, 2009
- AFGC disputes need for container deposit legislation (Australia)
AFN. February 26, 2009
- Chief Minister's 10c refund scheme for bottles and cans fizzes out (Australia, Capital Territory)
Canberra Times. February 17, 2009
- Launceston backs drink container deposits (Australia, Tasmania)
ABC News. February 12, 2009
- Crackdown on container smuggling racket (Australia, South Australia)
The Border Watch. January 10, 2009
- Bottle and can windfall (Australia, South Australia)
The Advertiser. January 5, 2009
2008
- Why has the bottle bill not been made law? (Guam)
(Letter to the editor) Pacific Daily News. December 26, 2008
- Deposits could increase material collection, says government (UK)
PackagingNews.co.uk. December 17, 2008
- Bring back deposits on bottles, say public (UK)
Yorkshire Dales Country News. December 17, 2008
- Recycle – and recoup cents. It makes sense. (Australia, South Australia)
Yorke Peninsula Country Times. November 4, 2008
- It’s time for collaboration not confrontation (New Zealand)
(Press Release) Packaging Council. October 3, 2008
- Call for Bottle Recycling Scheme (Australia, Queensland)
The Epoch Times. September 17, 2008
- Manufacturers argue for rubbish (Australia)
Green Left Weekly. September 13, 2008
- Double money for recycling empty drink containers (Australia, South Australia)
The Advertiser. August 31, 2008
- Eco groups call on Government action to halt rubbish (Australia, Western Australia)
PerthNow. August 14, 2008
- Container deposit increases September 1 (Australia, South Australia)
The Border Watch. August 14, 2008
- Recycling deposit scheme considered (Australia, Tasmania)
ABC News. July 1, 2008
- Study to Examine Container Deposit System Viability (Australia, Tasmania)
(Press Release) Tasmanian Government. July 1, 2008
- New report shows that introducing deposits on containers may make us feel better but will hit us in our pockets (New Zealand)
(Press Release) Packaging Council of New Zealand. June 27, 2008
- Deposit rise to hit drink prices (South Australia)
Sunday Mail. June 21, 2008
- The drive to recycle bottles (Australia)
Courier Mail. May 18, 2008
- Germany axes deposit on bioplastic bottles: Decision raises waste stream contamination fears among plastics and recycling groups. (Germany)
Plastics Resource Weekly. May 2, 2008
- Business sector testifies against bottle bill (Guam)
Marianas Variety. April 25, 2008
- Call for drink companies to butt out (Australia)
ABC News. April 17, 2008
- Beverage companies deny container deposit scare campaign (Australia)
ABC News. April 17, 2008
- Deposit on drink bottles may help (Australia)
Sydney Morning Herald. April 17, 2008
- Industry seeks ongoing commitment to managing packaging waste (Australia)
(Press Release) Australian Food and Grocery Council. April 16, 2008
- Call for cans, bottles deposit scheme (Australia, South Australia)
Sydney Morning News. April 10, 2008
- Recycle: Bottle bill will help reduce waste stream, encourage recycling (Guam)
Pacific Daily News. March 25, 2008
- Senator hopes bottle bill will spur recycling (Guam)
Marianas Variety. March 23, 2008
- Muna-Barnes' bill encourages proper recycling (Guam)
KUAM News. March 19, 2008
- Students to Get 10c per Empty in ‘Bottle Buy-back’ (New Zealand)
Wellington News. March 3, 2008
- Call in the can (Australia, Victoria)
Mail. February 26, 2008
- Return to sender, or many unhappy returns? (Australia)
Sydney Morning Herald. February 23, 2008
- Gippsland MP pushes for container recycling scheme (Australia, Victoria)
ABC Gippsland. February 20, 2008
- Cans recycling move (Australia, Victoria)
Mail. February 19, 2008
- Food and beverage industry queries South Australian Government decision to double beverage levy on consumers (Australia)
(Press Release) - Australian Food and Grocery Council. February 13, 2008
- SA to double deposit on bottles and cans (Australia)
The Age. February 12, 2008
- Military agrees to participate in bottle recycling (Guam)
Marianas Variety. February 11, 2008
- Kiernan wants cash for cans (Australia)
ABC News. February 8, 2008
- Call for National Container Refund (Australia)
Herald-Sun. February 3, 2008
- A success worth drinking to (Australia)
TheAge.com.au. January 20, 2008
- Draft 'Bottle Bill' Gains Military's Support (Guam)
Pacific News Center. January 18, 2008
- Barnes to revive bottle bill (Guam)
Marianas Variety. January 17, 2008
- 'Us' vs. 'them' doesn't help island (Guam)
(Opinion) - Pacific Daily News. January 17, 2008
- Air Force takes point in recycling on Guam (Guam)
(Opinion) - Guam Pacific Daily News. January 8, 2008
2007
- Bottle bill, alcohol restrictions would help reduce illegal littering (Guam)
(Opinion) - Guam Pacific Daily News. December 23, 2007
- Refund plan for Tassie (Tasmania)
Mercury. October 25, 2007
- Ratepayers to bear rising recycling costs unless system improves (Australia)
The West Australian. September 25, 2007.
- Dunedin Bottle Buy Back a Huge Success (New Zealand)
(Press Release) - Joint Media Release. September 21, 2007
- Bottle bill would help reduce waste (Guam)
(Opinion) - July 15, 2007. Pacific Daily News.
- Having the bottle to cut waste (New Zealand)
(Editorial) - Hawke's Bay Today. April 28, 2007
- Glass Packaging Forum tells Select Committee (New Zealand)
[Press Release] - Glass Packaging Forum. April 27, 2007
- The InCENTive to Recycle: A Container Deposit System for New Zealand (New Zealand)
(Press Release) - Envision. April 24, 2007
- Rubbish piles up as recycling falters (Australia)
Sydney Morning Herald. April 18, 2007
- Should we bring back recycling refunds? (New Zealand)
[With Video] - TV3 News. March 16, 2007
- Cash-for-bottles 'can work again' (New Zealand)
The Dominion-Post. March 13, 2007
- Container Deposit System would cost New Zealanders (New Zealand)
(Press Release) - Packaging Council. March 12, 2007
- Bottle Bill could help clean island, fund museum (Guam)
Pacific Daily News. March 11, 2007
- Environmental group attacks Coca-Cola Israel (Israel)
The Jerusalem Post. March 6, 2007
