Scott Ludlam (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Senator Conroy. Last weekend saw hundreds of Clean Up Australia events all over the country. Given that the July 2010 consultation regulation impact statement found that a container deposit scheme with a 10c deposit on beverage containers would increase recycling to over 80 per cent and reduce litter volume by 19 per cent, can the minister update the Senate on why nothing at all was forthcoming from last Friday's meeting of environment ministers on a national container deposit scheme and outline whether the government intends to bury this initiative under further delays or whether there will be progress towards a national scheme?