Reverse vending machines aimed at increasing recycling rates will be designed by a committee announced by the NSW government on Friday.
More than two billion plastic bottles are littered annually in NSW and about $350 million is spent in national clean-up efforts, NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman says.
Reverse vending machines generally accept used beverage containers and offer some reward to the user.
"While NSW already has an effective kerbside recycling process for beverage waste generated at home, drink containers consumed away from home too often end up as litter on our streets," Mr Speakman said in a statement.
The committee comprises an environmental advocate, an academic, a local government representative, the chair of the national packaging association, the waste director from the Environment Protection Agency, the resource director from the Department of Premier and Cabinet, an environmental consultant, a senior executive from NSW Treasury and the head of environment from News Limited.
THE COMMITTEE -
Jeff Angel - National Convenor of the Boomerang Alliance
Tanya Barden - Australian Food and Grocery Council
Steve Beaman - NSW Environment Protection Authority
Susy Cenedise - Local Government NSW
Professor Don Hine - UNE School of Behavioural, Cognitive and Social Sciences
Liz Livingstone - NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
Bill Stanhope - NSW Treasury
Dr Tony Wilkins - Head of Environment at News Limited
Tony Wright - managing director, Wright Corporate Strategy
Source - NSW government
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