Reluctance hard to understand
SURELY it’s a ‘no-brainer’ to have such a scheme operating in this state.
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We like to pride ourselves on our “clean and green” image, but the clean bit only happens because governments and councils are prepared to spend a great deal of money having people clean up after our untidiness.
A deposit on all drink containers, whether they be glass, plastic or paper, would help ensure they were recycled.
Those still indifferent would provide pickings for youngsters and other frugal types to earn some pocket money.
The state government’s reluctance is hard to understand.
Maybe it is being bribed by the drink manufacturers through donations to party funds?
I also cannot understand manufacturers reluctance if all drink containers attract a deposit, it maintains a level playing field.
Please, state government do what the overwhelming majority of Tasmanians wish you to do.
Dick James, Launceston.
Refund Scheme Consultations
WHY has the Tasmanian Government used the same consulting firm twice to do a study into putting a container refund scheme in place?
Surely they have enough information on hand from at least two other studies into the same thing.
Five of the other states have schemes going what’s wrong with using their info into getting one up and running here and for the same amount of refund as the other states.
Why does everything in Australia have to be done state by state?
What’s wrong with doing something on a national level and make things uniform across the country to stop so much confusion?
Is it so hard to do in Tasmania, that all we do is spend, spend, spend the state’s money on ever more studies.
David Parker, West Launceston.
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