FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY MEDIA RELEASE

19 DECEMBER 2014
Industry welcomes COAG decision AN alliance of Australia’s top business associations has welcomed the findings of a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) report that recommends the introduction of an industry-led national recycling and anti-litter program, while rejecting an alternative and unaffordable, $8 billion container deposit scheme.
The COAG report, released today, examined 10 different options to improve recycling and reduce litter, and found an extension of the successful Australian Packaging Covenant was the most attractive, as it would generate $285 million of recycling and litter reduction benefits.
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