New South Wales

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Law Summary	To help meet the Premier’s goal of reducing the volume of litter in NSW by 40 per cent by 2020 the NSW Government is introducing a refund container deposit scheme (CDS). Under the scheme, anyone who returns an empty eligible beverage container to an approved NSW collection depot or reverse vending machine will be eligible for a 10-cent refund. A network of depots and reverse vending machines will open across NSW to receive the empty containers.
Date Implemented	The CDS will be implemented in July 2017
Containers Covered	All NSW beverage containers between 150ml and 3 litres in volume will be eligible for a refund
Beverages Not Covered	plain milk (or milk substitute) containers flavoured milk containers 1 litre or more pure fruit or vegetable juice containers 1 litre or more glass containers for wine and spirits casks (plastic bladders in boxes) for wine and casks for water – 1 litre or more sachets for wine 250ml or more containers for cordials, concentrated fruit/vegetable juices registered health tonics.
Refundable Deposits	10¢
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Updated May 12, 2016