A major overhaul of one jurisdiction's container deposit scheme (CDS) has been hailed as a "welcome move" by industry ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under the beverage container return scheme, consumers will pay an extra 10 cents for bottled and canned drinks but will later ...

Most schemes refund 5-10c; the 11 schemes in Canadian provinces include those with refund rates as high as 40c for glass containers over 1 litre in Saskatchewan. CDR schemes reduce litter overall.

ONE man’s trash could now be his treasure. Earlier this month on Wednesday, November 1 the state government launched the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). Coordinated by VicReturn, a non-profit entity ...

Australians are serial wasters. For every 1,000 square metres (or about four tennis courts), Australians litter about 49 pieces of rubbish. The biggest culprits are drink containers, making up five of ...