The state of Victoria in Australia is putting up resistance to the idea of a national drink bottle refund scheme. It is believed that the scheme could increase costs and undermine kerbside recyling.
Since a cost-benefit comparison of recycling programmes showed that a national container deposit scheme could be a good thing, Victorian Environment Minister Gavin Jennings said other evidence showed it was not the best approach for the state. He said that Victoria’s existing kerbside recycling system already collected as much waste as neighbouring South Australia’s kerbside and container deposit systems combined.
‘A Victorian container deposit scheme would increase costs for families and potentially undermine our kerbside system,’ he said.
