Public consultation now open
From 2022, Tasmanians will get a refund for each eligible drink container they return to a designated Refund Point. The Container Refund Scheme aims to reduce litter and increase recycling.
The Government is currently seeking feedback on the draft Container Refund Scheme Bill 2021. This is your chance to have your say on the proposed legislation. You can make a submission via email or post, or take part in a short online survey. You can also attend our online webinar to learn more.
Public consultation is open from Saturday 5 June 2021 until 5 pm Friday 9 July 2021.
Find out more about the Scheme
How to have your say
Webinar
An online webinar is being held to discuss how the proposed Scheme will work and answer any questions you may have. You may like to then make a submission or fill out our survey.
The webinar is open to the public, and any interested stakeholders, and it is free. The webinar will be held via Microsoft Teams on
Thursday 17 June at 12:30 pm and will run for approximately 1 hour.
Register your interest in attending the webinar
Survey
A quick and easy way to let us know your thoughts is by filling out our short online survey. We ask for your name and email address to take part, but the Government will not publicly release these details.
Take part in the survey
Submissions
Send in your formal submission in writing, and by the due date of 9 July, to:
Email:
CRS.Enquiries@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
Mail:
Container Refund Scheme
Policy and Business Branch
Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment
GPO Box 1550
HOBART TAS 7001
Other than indicated below, submissions will be treated as public information and will be published on this website. Submissions will be published as soon as possible after the conclusion of the consultation period. No personal information other than an individual's name or the organisation making a submission will be published.
Accessibility of submissions
The Government recognises that not all individuals or groups are equally placed to access and understand information. We are therefore committed to ensuring Government information is accessible and easily understood by people with diverse communication needs.
Where possible, please consider typing your submission in plain English and providing it in a format such as PDF, Microsoft Word or equivalent.
The Government cannot however take responsibility for the accessibility of documents provided by third parties.
Important information to note
Your name (or the name of the organisation) will be published unless you request otherwise.
In the absence of a clear indication that a submission is intended to be treated as confidential (or parts of the submission), the Department will treat the submission as public.
If you would like your submission treated as confidential, whether in whole or in part, please indicate this in writing at the time of making your submission clearly identifying the parts of your submission you want to remain confidential and the reasons why. In this case, your submission will not be published to the extent of that request.
Copyright in submissions remains with the author(s), not with the Tasmanian Government.
The Department will not publish, in whole or in part, submissions containing defamatory or offensive material. If your submission includes information that could enable the identification of other individuals then either all or parts of the submission will not be published.
The
Right to Information Act 2009 and confidentiality
Information provided to the Government may be provided to an applicant under the provisions of the
Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI). If you have indicated that you wish all or part of your submission to be treated as confidential, your statement detailing the reasons may be taken into account in determining whether or not to release the information in the event of an RTI application for assessed disclosure. You may also be contacted to provide any further comment.
Background information on the CRS
Drink containers make up 45 per cent of Tasmania’s litter, by volume. From late 2022, Tasmanians will get a refund for each eligible drink container they return to a designated Refund Point. The statewide Container Refund Scheme (CRS) aims to reduce litter and boost recycling, to protect our unique natural environment. Millions of drink containers will be recycled each year instead of ending up in our parks, rivers and beaches.
Every Australian state and territory has a CRS or has committed to implement one. All states are working to harmonise the refund amount, which is currently 10 cents per container.
Policy update
The Tasmanian Government is currently designing a CRS best suited to our state ahead of implementation in 2022. As part of this process an Expert Reference Group has been formed to advise on the design of the Scheme. The ERG is made up of representatives from:
- the beverage, retail and hospitality industries
- the waste and recycling sector
- environment groups
- local government, and
- charities.
Member organisations of the Expert Reference Group
We’re also liaising with other states, and building on work from
previous studies.
Scheme governance