Containers for Change, an initiative encouraging people to return empty drinks containers, launched a new container deposit scheme in Western Australia to combat a serious litter problem and increase ...

The Western Australian (WA) government has announced an expansion to its Containers for Change programme to include wine and spirit bottles from 1 July 2026. The scheme, which has been in place since ...

The West Australian wine industry is campaigning under the Friends of WA Wine banner to call for a pause to the Containers for Change expansion. Wine and spirit bottles will join the list of eligible ...

Come July 1, wine and spirit bottles will be eligible for 10-cent refunds as part of the Containers for Change program. But the move has left a sour note with the state’s winemakers and distillers.

The Queensland government recently introduced proposed laws to overhaul the governance of the scheme, while also ruling out an increase to the 10-cent refund amount.

Western Australians purchase more than 1.45 billion drink containers every year, many of which are still thrown away rather than recycled. In July 2019, Western Australia Return Recycle Renew Limited ...