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Victoria finally has a container deposit scheme. Here's how to get cash for bottles and cans (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They just need to be empty. You'd probably be wasting water by rinsing them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

And you can’t crush them.

That means that you can only carry a limited quantity to the recycling depot at a time (unless you have a very large truck). It would probably cost more in fuel and resources to transport than you would get paid for them.

I really hope this is not just another case of greenwashing, but I have a feeling that this program was designed to fail.