Aren’t bottles and cans only a small proportion of litter?
Bottles and cans make up a large volume of our litter. In other states beverage containers typically contribute between 20% – 50% of litter by volume – in South Australia it contributes less than 10% by volume. The Cash for Containers scheme is not going to fix all our litter problems, but is very effective tool for litter abatement – the results in South Australia clearly show this.
Bottles and cans make up a large volume of our litter. In other states of Australia beverage containers typically contribute between 20% – 50% of litter by volume – in South Australia it contributes less than 10% by volume. The Cash for Containers scheme is not going to fix all our litter problems, but is very effective tool for litter abatement – the results in South Australia clearly show this..
