Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme, Containers for Change, continues to exceed all expectations and is celebrating another major milestone this week, with 800 million containers returned in just 10 months. Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch said this milestone was reached while Parliament was sitting in Townsville this week. “We know Townsville residents care about recycling because…
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Recycle Right campaign launched
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Canberrans are being encouraged to make new recycling habits after Minister for City Services Chris Steel recently launched the new Recycle Right campaign at the recycling discovery hub at Hume. “The Recycle Right campaign is designed to help reduce contamination and ensure that material can be easily recycled back into other products,” Minister Steel commented.…
No More Plastic Straws for Rottnest Island
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Single-use plastic straws will be banned on Rottnest Island, helping eliminate plastic waste at the tourism hotspot. “The State Government continues to build on initiatives such as the single-use plastic bag ban, biodegradable fishing bait boxes and now the ban on plastic straws on Rottnest Island. Most plastic takes years to degrade, in some cases…
Queenslanders Recycle 100 Million Containers
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Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme is celebrating the New Year in style by cracking the 100 million returned containers mark. Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said reaching this milestone in just two months showed just how popular the scheme is and what a big win it is for Queenslanders and the…
New way to Dispose of Unwanted Paint
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Paintback officially launched operations in the ACT today with a mission to change the way people deal with potentially hazardous paint materials once they are no longer of use. Paintback is a voluntary, national project which offers a safe and accessible way to dispose of unused architectural and decorative paint, without sending it to landfill.…