right thing: NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman said beverage containers accounted for almost half the state mounds of trash, and it was time to provide incentives for people to "do the right thing". Anyone who hands in eligible drink bottle containers at designated sites across the state would be rewarded with a 10-cent refund, according to Nine News Australia. Beverage suppliers would pay for the refunds as well as the scheme administration, with an expected 10-cent price hike in soft drink prices tipped to be passed on to consumers. The drink container deposit scheme, expected to go live in July next year, is aimed at slashing the number of bottles and cans strewn across NSW parks, beaches and waterways by about 50 per cent. Containers between 150ml and three litres would be covered by the scheme, but those not typically found in litter streams - including milk, wine, large bottles of fruit juice and health tonics - wouldn't bring in a cash return. Click here for more information. South Australia and the Northern Territory already have such schemes, with Western Australia, Queensland and the ACT also planning similar programs.© AAP 2016New South Wales Politics Send your photos, videos and stories to can remain anonymous.
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