Container deposit schemes in Australia

A container deposit scheme (CDS), also known as container deposit legislation (CDL), is a scheme that refunds consumers for returning empty beverage containers for recycling. A scheme was first implemented in South Australia in 1977 and taken up by the Northern Territory in 2012, New South Wales in 2017, the Australian Capital Territory in June 2018, Queensland in November 2018, Western Australia in October 2020, Victoria in November 2023 and Tasmania in May 2025.

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