Container deposit scheme

The Northern Territory Government is inviting industry and key stakeholders to provide comment a draft Bill to introduce changes to improve the Container Deposit Scheme.

These changes have been informed by public consultation held last year, including feedback from community scheme participants and the businesses that make the Container Deposit Scheme work.

The department has released the draft Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the draft Bill) for public consultation:

• This is a draft Bill for an Act to amend the Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Act 2011 and the Environment Protection (Beverage Containers and Plastic Bags) Regulations 2011.
• The amendments are to give effect to changes to expand the scheme to include any container of 3L or less of ready to drink beverage, including wine and spirit bottles and plain milk.

The draft Bill will introduce new legislation to improve the scheme in line with the recommendations made in the Ernst & Young 2018 review, and community feedback on the CDS discussion paper released in March 2023.

Public consultation on the draft Bill is being held from 6 June – 18 July 2024.

The closing date for submissions is 4 pm, Thursday 18 July 2024.

• Complete the online survey on the Have Your Say website
• Email your submission to the Circular Economy Unit: circular.economy@nt.gov.au using the subject “CDS Review draft Bill consultation”
• Post your submission to:

Circular Economy
Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security
GPO Box 3675, Darwin NT 0801