A brief look at deposit systems in Australia & New Zealand
Reloop Brief by Reloop
E7
Apr 17, 2025
08:32
Episode notes
In this episode of The Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar is joined by Rob Kelman, Director of Reloop Pacific, to discuss the latest developments in Australia’s Container Deposit Schemes and the evolving Extended Producer Responsibility landscape in New Zealand.
As Tasmania prepares to launch its scheme in May 2025, Australia is set to become the first continent fully covered by deposit systems. Rob shares why he believes higher deposit values are essential to driving greater return rates and how Australia’s experience offers key lessons, both in terms of successes and missteps for jurisdictions considering or refining their own deposit systems.
Keywords
Deposit Return Scheme
Deposit Return System
DRS
Circular Economy
Container Return Scheme
EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility