CONTAINERS for Change officially launched its initiative to include wine and spirits bottles in its refund system on November 1.
For each bottle you take to a Containers for Change refund collective point, you receive 10c.
Queensland is the first state in Australia to introduce refunding wine and spirits bottles, and Container Exchange CEO, Natalie Roach, said how huge this development is for Queensland.
“We’re really keen to ensure that Queenslanders really maximise the benefit from the scheme, and over the five years since its inception we have seen a $710 million returned to the pockets of Queenslanders,” she said.
“We’ve seen over 935 jobs created, we’ve seen recycling rates increase from 18 per cent previously to over 64 per cent today, and really importantly we’ve seen 7.1 billion containers recycled through the scheme.”
Caloundra MP, Jason Hunt, said this scheme has environmental benefits and is a great way for Queenslanders to make some extra cash.