[Greens-Media] What's this big pile of rubbish worth, Senator? (Photos Available)

[Colleen.Hartland at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Community campaigners dumped 5,000 bottles and cans outside the Senate 
Committee Inquiry that convened in Melbourne today to hear evidence for 
and against a national drink container deposit scheme. 

"This pile of rubbish would be worth $500 to a community group, if we had 
a 10c deposit on bottles and cans", said Greens MLC Colleen Hartland. 

"There are plenty of hard working community groups I can think of in the 
western suburbs of Melbourne who pick up bottles and cans - this includes 
sporting groups as well as environment groups.  They deserve a medal, but 
I reckon they'd settle for 10c a can". 

"A national container deposit scheme will create 2,600 new green jobs, 
raise up to $90 million a year and recycle 740,000 tonnes of waste" said 
Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, whose legislation is the subject of the 
Inquiry. 

"With the Federal Government still dragging its feet, the Greens have 
introduced a bill to recycle the 10 billion drinks containers Australians 
throw away each year through a 10c returnable deposit on all drink 
bottles, cans and cartons." 

"This bill is based on the scheme drawn up by Greens MLC Colleen Hartland. 
 If adopted nationally, it will save 1.3 million tonnes of greenhouse gas 
emissions a year and is the perfect complement  to kerbside recycling," 
said Senator Ludlam. 


Photos Available 

Further comment and/or photos: Colleen Hartland - 9689 6373 
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