Don’t let Coca-Cola derail Tasmania’s container refund scheme.

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Dear Leader of the Opposition Rebecca White,
Cc: Shadow Minister for the Environment Sarah Lovell

I am very concerned about the ALP’s announcement that you will try to delay the Container Refund Scheme Bill in favour of Coca Cola’s flawed alternative.

I ask you to urgently reconsider your decision.

For decades ocean lovers have fought Coca Cola and other big beverage companies who tried to stand in the way of container refund schemes in Australia. After extensive consultation with stakeholders, the Tasmanian government has chosen the best model for the state, the same model being used in NSW and being implemented by Victoria.

This model was supported by environment groups and over 75% of submissions to the public consultation. I call on the ALP to recognise the community’s decision.

Beverage container litter is one of the most common types of marine debris found in ocean cleanups, directly correlated with deaths of ocean animals and seabirds.

Tasmania consumes about 260m drinks a year and for too long they have been littered or wasted in landfill.  The objective of the container refund scheme should be to achieve the greatest possible recycling and return of the 10cent deposit to consumers, rather than allow bottlers like Coke to keep it. The chosen model maximises the recycling rate and provides plenty of opportunities for charities and community groups to participate.

Please don’t delay the container refund scheme any longer. Every day we wait, we lose more animal lives.

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Right now, plastic polluting companies like Coca-Cola are trying to get control of the upcoming Tasmanian Container Deposit Scheme.

Putting beverage companies in charge of managing container refunds would be a huge and unacceptable conflict of interest.

Our beautiful whales and sea lions are drowning in a sea of plastic, with the drinks containers pumped out by beverage companies one of the big reasons there’s more and more plastic ending up in our oceans every day. If we don’t speak up for our ocean wildlife, nobody will.

Shockingly, the Tasmanian Labor Party is supporting Coca-Cola’s bid to seize control, trying to delay the new laws and get another review of Coca-Cola’s rejected proposal.

Will you take a moment to tell Labor not to support Coca-Cola?

Right now, plastic polluting companies like Coca-Cola are trying to get control of the upcoming Tasmanian Container Deposit Scheme.

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