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10c Deposit on Cans and Bottles
Greens MLC Colleen Hartland has intensified her campaign for a 10c refund on bottles, cans and cartons by launching a new post-card for people to send the Premier, Ted Baillieu.
Please email Colleen's office if you would like a bundle of cards to distribute, or phone 9689 6373.
Ms Hartland tabled the Greens bill for a 10c deposit and refund scheme in Victorian Parliament last year and released a companion report Turning Rubbish Into Community Money, which details the financial, social and environmental benefits of the scheme.
A 10c refund would lift drink container recycling rates from 49.5% to 83%, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate 12-15% of all litter and offer councils and community groups a valuable new source of income. Imagine how much cleaner our streets and creeks will be, when we put a price on rubbish!
A parliament inquiry into the Bill is due to report on 29 February 2012.
Sign up below to join the campaign and follow the progress of the Inquiry and the Bill.
Download the flash animation here to help spread the word.
You can also embed the animation on your website or share it using Youtube here.
| Attachment | Size |
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| 2011 Turning Rubbish Into Community Money (Web version).pdf | 1.35 MB |
| Colleen and Ted 10c deposit postcard.jpg | 99.91 KB |
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