Tuesday, 14 November 2023

Narre Warren South electorate

Gary MAAS (Narre Warren South) (14:53): (419) My constituency question is for the Minister for Environment and concerns the Allan Labor government’s container deposit scheme. Minister, how will the launch of the container deposit scheme benefit my constituents in my electorate of Narre Warren South? There is a whole lot of excitement about the CDS program, and despite the naysayers and misinformation campaigns, people have voted with their feet for the CD scheme. Over 18 million items have already been deposited, with that money going back into people’s pockets. With more collection points coming and my constituents already visiting our local reverse vending machines in huge numbers, we are on track to reduce litter and landfill as we move towards a circular economy. I look forward to sharing the minister’s response with my community.