Tuesday, 17 October 2023

 Jackson TAYLOR (Bayswater) (15:08): (351) It is back. We promised to bring back the container deposit scheme, and we are getting on with doing just that. I have already had a bunch of excited Knox locals let me know how keen they are for this one. It is fair to say they are as stoked as I am with this one, because not only is there a bit of money back in locals’ back pockets, it is a great outcome for our environment too. So my constituency question is to the Minister for Environment: I ask the minister to update my community on what benefits locals in Knox will see from the brand new CDS. We have heard locals loud and clear – they want their container deposit scheme. And it is so close now. Mark it in your calendars: 1 November. Very soon it will be up and running and you can start collecting and getting refunds. I am proud to be part of the Allan Labor government, which is transforming the way we think about waste, developing a true circular economy not just to ensure that less waste ends up in landfill in our natural environment but creating thousands of good jobs in the process. And the container deposit scheme is a big part of this plan. It is a win–win.