The WA Government’s land fill levy dilemma could be solved by introducing container deposit legislation, Australian Greens’ Sustainable Cities Spokesperson Scott Ludlam says.
“CDL involves placing a small returnable deposit, of say, 10 cents, on containers, thus providing an incentive to customers to return the items to a recycling station,” Senator Ludlam said.

“South Australia has been doing this for years and I have introduced a Bill to do this nationally.

“The scheme means that we would not have to bury hundreds of thousands of tonnes of recyclable material in the ground each year, potentially polluting our waterways, and it will also save ratepayers millions of dollars each year from landfill levies.

“Recycling rates would be greatly increased, litter and greenhouse gas emissions reduced and new ‘green’ jobs would be created.
“Studies have shown that the vast majority of Australians want this system.

“By pushing through the CDL legislation as recently recommended by the WA Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs, Donna Faragher would find her way out of this mess.”

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