Is the Return and Earn Scheme a win-win?

Reverse vending machine for the NSW Container Deposit Scheme at the Kooringal Mall.

Source: Wikimedia/ Bidgee (CC BY-SA 3.0)

The Return and Earn Scheme has contributed to a substantial decline of plastic rubbish in NSW waterways. Residents have returned more than 900 million cans and bottles since the scheme was implemented in December,2017.



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