Container deposit scheme: beverage container litter
The study tracks changes in beverage container litter since the 2017 introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme.
In November 2017 the NSW Government introduced the Return and Earn container deposit scheme to reduce beverage container litter. The KLIS was introduced in early 2017 to evaluate how well the scheme reduced beverage container litter entering the marine environment.
2022–23 CDS litter
- In 2022–23 CDS litter accounted for 4.56% of the total litter item density and 38.64% of total litter volume.
- The density of CDS littered items decreased by 61% from 2021–22 to 2022–23.
- The volume of CDS litter in NSW decreased by 61% from 2021–22 to 2022–23.
- Since Return and Earn was introduced in December 2017, eligible CDS beverage container litter has fallen in the density of items (by 73%) and in volume (by 71%).