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"Australians have come a long way in how we recycle our empty bottles and cans. More people are recycling than ever before through their convenient and easy to use kerbside recycling systems, there is less litter and a greater awareness of the importance of reducing the impact of rubbish on our environment. But there's no doubt that we can all be doing more. Our politicians believe the answer is to introduce a drink container tax where we all have to pay up to 20 cents more for our bottles and cans at the shop - a 10 cent deposit plus a handling fee of up to 10 cents. Instead of being able to recycle these containers at a kerbside collection we would have to wash them, store them and then take them to a recycling depot to have the 10 cent deposit returned."

"The old-fashioned approach to recycling in which consumers pay a redeemable deposit on drink containers is popular among all kinds of people, from Greenpeace members to traditional Coalition voters. But this nostalgia-fuelled enthusiasm isn't a good reason to suspend sound judgement. The truth is container deposit schemes are outdated and ineffective, and it's time we consigned the idea to history's dustbin."

"Published on Jun 18, 2013 Will you have to drive ten kilometres out of your way to return your empty bottles under a national container depsosit system? NO WAY! The Boomerang Solution includes Reverse Vending Machines that would be placed in supermarket carparks and other convenient spots. Check out this awesome video by Tomra, our friends in Norway who are the world's leading supplier of RVM technology."

"Published on Jul 9, 2013 Boomerang Alliance is proposing a convenient and efficient container deposits system for Australia. Here's a key component - a reverse vending machine now operating in Darwin."

A Slideshare "Adding some grunt toAustralian Recycling www.boomerangalliance.org.auMarch 2013"