Recycling crisis: why don't we have a national container deposit scheme?

Difficult to coordinate, yes. But it could ameliorate Australia's waste and recycling woes

In June, a wide-ranging Senate inquiry into the state of Australia's recycling system recommended a national container deposit scheme (CDS) be rolled out across the country.

Of all 18 inquiry recommendations, a national scheme is one that is at least part way there, all states except Tasmania and Victoria with an existing scheme or one soon to be implemented.