❓ Hon Martin Aldridge questions the Minister for Environment regarding the establishment of refund points for the Containers for Change scheme in regional areas and the associated carbon footprint. The Minister responds with updates on new refund points and measures to minimize transport impacts.
AnsweredQoN 91Legislative Council
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CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE SCHEME
91. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I
refer to Legislative Council question without notice 1046 in relation to
Containers for Change and a number of refund locations not yet
established, requiring my constituents to travel long distances in order to
receive a deposit refund.
(1) What is the status of
establishing refund points in Gingin, Kojonup and Morawa?
(2) I refer to
the interim services mentioned in the then minister's response to parts
(2) and (3) of the aforementioned question of October 2020. Have these interim
services now been established?
(3) Does the
minister believe it to be acceptable for residents in Morawa to be forced to
travel to Port Denison, a return trip of 232 kilometres, to get their 10�
refund?
(4) As Minister
for Environment; Climate Action, what assessment has been done of the carbon
footprint associated with the Containers for Change scheme and, specifically,
the transportation of containers?
91. Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE to the minister representing the
Minister for Environment:
I
refer to Legislative Council question without notice 1046 in relation to
Containers for Change and a number of refund locations not yet
established, requiring my constituents to travel long distances in order to
receive a deposit refund.
(1) What is the status of
establishing refund points in Gingin, Kojonup and Morawa?
(2) I refer to
the interim services mentioned in the then minister's response to parts
(2) and (3) of the aforementioned question of October 2020. Have these interim
services now been established?
(3) Does the
minister believe it to be acceptable for residents in Morawa to be forced to
travel to Port Denison, a return trip of 232 kilometres, to get their 10�
refund?
(4) As Minister
for Environment; Climate Action, what assessment has been done of the carbon
footprint associated with the Containers for Change scheme and, specifically,
the transportation of containers?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The network in place at scheme commencement on 1
October 2020 exceeded the requirements set out in the minimum network
standards. The network is required to be at 100 per cent of these standards by
1 October 2021.
Since the then Minister for
Environment responded to the honourable member's question in October
last year, I am pleased to advise that a very successful refund point has been
established in Northampton and is run by the local men's shed, and the
All Good Refund Depot has opened at Lake Grace. Lancelin-based Eco Exchange is
working with the Shire of Gingin to establish a mobile service. This mobile
service is expected to commence in early
June 2021. Motown Community Shed has been appointed to operate a depot refund point at Morawa. The Morawa refund point
was scheduled to start on 6 May; however, cyclone Seroja caused damage
to the shed and took out power to the town. With repairs being completed, it is
estimated operations will commence late June 2021. Katanning Environmental
Container Cash In, the Katanning refund
point operator, is working with local businesses and the shire to establish a refund
point in Kojonup . A bag drop is expected to commence on 30 May.
(4) The environmental impacts of transport were a significant
consideration in designing the logistics network for transporting containers,
both in regional areas and in the Perth, Peel and wheatbelt regions. The
regional transport network takes
advantage of backloading to minimise unnecessary truck movements. Remondis was
chosen to operate the collection and processing of non-glass products for our
container deposit scheme for the Perth, Peel and wheatbelt regions. In a
first for schemes in Australia, Remondis uses onsite and rear-lift truck
compaction to reduce the amount of air and increase the number of bottles able
to be collected and transported. This model
has significant benefits in terms of reducing its carbon footprint, increasing
efficiency , lowering costs and providing a safer work environment through
reduced vehicle movements. Remondis was recognised and highly commended at the
recent WasteSorted awards for its innovative approach.
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1)–(3) The network in place at scheme commencement on 1
October 2020 exceeded the requirements set out in the minimum network
standards. The network is required to be at 100 per cent of these standards by
1 October 2021.
Since the then Minister for
Environment responded to the honourable member's question in October
last year, I am pleased to advise that a very successful refund point has been
established in Northampton and is run by the local men's shed, and the
All Good Refund Depot has opened at Lake Grace. Lancelin-based Eco Exchange is
working with the Shire of Gingin to establish a mobile service. This mobile
service is expected to commence in early
June 2021. Motown Community Shed has been appointed to operate a depot refund point at Morawa. The Morawa refund point
was scheduled to start on 6 May; however, cyclone Seroja caused damage
to the shed and took out power to the town. With repairs being completed, it is
estimated operations will commence late June 2021. Katanning Environmental
Container Cash In, the Katanning refund
point operator, is working with local businesses and the shire to establish a refund
point in Kojonup . A bag drop is expected to commence on 30 May.
(4) The environmental impacts of transport were a significant
consideration in designing the logistics network for transporting containers,
both in regional areas and in the Perth, Peel and wheatbelt regions. The
regional transport network takes
advantage of backloading to minimise unnecessary truck movements. Remondis was
chosen to operate the collection and processing of non-glass products for our
container deposit scheme for the Perth, Peel and wheatbelt regions. In a
first for schemes in Australia, Remondis uses onsite and rear-lift truck
compaction to reduce the amount of air and increase the number of bottles able
to be collected and transported. This model
has significant benefits in terms of reducing its carbon footprint, increasing
efficiency , lowering costs and providing a safer work environment through
reduced vehicle movements. Remondis was recognised and highly commended at the
recent WasteSorted awards for its innovative approach.
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