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700+ Coles, Woolworths and Aldi stores in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Adelaide take household soft plastics again; Perth and Tasmania not yet.
10c per container; expanded on 1 July 2026 to all drink containers up to 3 L including wine, spirits and plain milk. Depots include…
Australia’s oldest scheme: 10c per container at depots statewide. Reform legislation is in progress; wine and spirits due by late 2027. Refund stays 10c.
10c per container at 20 return points since 2018; 810 million containers returned. Wine and spirit bottles due to join no earlier than mid-2027.
Tasmania’s container refund scheme launched 1 May 2025: 10c per eligible container at about 50 refund points; 170 million returned so far.
10c per container at 600+ refund points; more than a billion containers in year one. Lids are accepted; wine and spirits are not yet…
10c per container; wine, spirit, cordial and flavoured-milk containers added on 1 July 2026. 5.5 billion returned, $22 million donated.
10c per container including glass wine and spirit bottles (since 2023); 12.6 billion returned. Refund points sort and auction material to recyclers.
10c per eligible drink container at 660+ return points; wine, spirits and cordial containers join from mid-2027.
Find zero-waste and refill shops: Reusable Nation’s community map for Australia and the free Refill Return app (Ecosurety) for the UK.
