Victoria’s proposed Container Deposit Scheme and other waste management initiatives

Earlier this year, the Victorian State Government announced that it would implement its own Container Deposit Scheme by 2023. This forms part of its 10-year action plan, Recycling Victoria, and will operate alongside the new four-bin kerbside recycling system. This article explores the issues, obligations and opportunities for food-related businesses, including how a Container Deposit Scheme would fit in with other Victorian waste management initiatives, the opportunities it could present for food product packaging, and how the Victorian scheme might compare with the Container Deposit Schemes of other Australian jurisdictions.