The Boomerang Alliance is campaigning in WA for a system of Container Deposits.
Check www.bringitback.org.au for related campaign information.
About Us
The Boomerang Alliance, made up of Australia's leading environment groups, is committed to work for zero waste in Australia. Click here to view our members and supporters.
BA writes to AFGC members over misleading claims made during Victorian election campaign
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Sample letters to write to WA Premier on container deposit.
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Packaging Stewardship Forum attempt to dump new recycling costs on local government.
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here to download PDF (
PDF,
154k)
NSW LGSA cautions councils against packaging industry ploy
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here to download PDF (PDF,
50k)
Container Deposits – The Common Sense Approach
A new report from the Boomerang Alliance lays out the environmental, social
and economic advantages to Western Australia with its introduction of a Container
Deposit System
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here to download PDF (PDF,
1.9mb)
WA residents support government decision to introduce deposits
Media
Release - 02 June 2006 (PDF,
150k)
Industry plan to kill off CDL in WA revealed
Media
Release - 06 July 2006 (PDF,
151k)
Western Australia announces it will phase container deposit legislation in to help meet NPC targets
Press release from WA Environment Minister (word doc)
Press
release from SA Environment Minister (word doc)
Press
release from the Boomerang Alliance (word doc)
Press
release from Diageo (PDF,
46k)
Article
from West Australian (PDF,
126k)
Drink and deposit
US Waste Management examines the advantage of deposit systems to lift flagging recycling rates.
Letter to All Ministers
Read the latest sample letter to all Ministers post the EPHC decision on a new NPC . . . .
Click here to download Word document
'Pathetic Package' Report
30/6/05: This report prepared by the Boomerang Alliance compares Australia's recycling rates with those in Europe and finds that Australia is worse than all 12 EU states at recovering rubbish and is losing 1.8 million tonnes of valuable resources every year. Click here to view the report.
Boomerang Alliance rejects new NPC
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17/6/05: Example letter sent to all State, Territory and Federal Environment
Ministers.
Schedule of Terms.doc (word doc)
Debus.doc (word doc)
Regulatory Impact Statement for a draft NPC MkII
19/5/05: Boomerang Alliance submissions to the NPC Regulatory Impact Statement.
Cover_Letter.pdf
(PDF, 238k)
Submission
A - Policy Objectives and Options.pdf (PDF, 173k)
Submission
B - The Preferred Option.pdf (PDF, 142k)
Submission
C - Covenant Document.pdf (PDF, 147k)
Submission
D - Costs.pdf (PDF, 71k)
Take action on packaging waste
Urgent action is needed to help reduce Australia's growing packaging waste problem. State and territory environment ministers are currently considering ways to strengthen the National Packaging Covenant (NPC), which guides Australia's treatment of packaging waste. CLICK HERE to email your state minister calling for a more effective NPC.
Australia's packaging waste problem: animated clip
CLICK HERE to view an animated clip about packaging rubbish in Australia [689 KB, Macromedia Flash Player is required - download here].
Container deposits
The world's best recyclers have one thing in common - container deposits.
More information on container deposits:
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Boomerang
Alliance info pack [122K PDF]
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Understanding
Beverage Container Recycling: A Value Chain Assessment. A U.S. report
by Businesses and Environmentalists Allied for Recycling (BEAR).
