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Container Refund Scheme

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Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Bill 2026

This bill overhauls the governance and oversight of Queensland's Container Refund Scheme, the bottle and can return program that has operated since 2018. It responds to a parliamentary committee inquiry that found weaknesses in the scheme coordinator's governance, transparency and accountability, and gives the government stronger powers to hold the coordinator to account.

26/3/2026· 2nd reading to be moved· Hon A Powell MP
EnvironmentBusiness & EconomyGovernment & Elections

Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017

This bill creates the legal framework for Queensland's plastic shopping bag ban and container refund scheme, both starting 1 July 2018. It also strengthens the rules that govern when waste materials can be reused as resources.

14/6/2017· PASSED with amendment· Hon Dr S Miles MP
EnvironmentCost of LivingBusiness & Economy