{"id":577433,"date":"2026-04-01T00:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/577433\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T00:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T00:53:02","slug":"new-5m-sorting-facility-opens-to-keep-up-with-container-recycling-boom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/577433\/","title":{"rendered":"New $5m sorting facility opens to keep up with container recycling boom"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new $5-million container sorting facility has opened in northern Tasmania to handle the flood of bottles and cans being returned through the state\u2019s container refund scheme.<\/p>\n

Cleanaway opened the facility in St Leonards on Tuesday, backed by joint venture partner TOMRA Cleanaway, which operates the Recycle Rewards scheme\u2019s collection points across the state.<\/p>\n

Tasmanians have returned more than 100 million containers since the scheme launched in May last year \u2013 just 11 months ago.<\/p>\n

TOMRA Cleanaway CEO James Dorney said the facility would deliver on-island sorting and processing to keep pace with growing demand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis new facility is where millions of returned containers will be sorted, processed and prepared for a second life by turning the state\u2019s container waste into valuable resources,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Tasmania\u2019s Waste and Resource Recovery Strategy is aimed at reducing landfill waste<\/p>\n

Cleanaway CEO Mark Schubert said the investment reflected the company\u2019s commitment to improving Tasmania\u2019s resource recovery capabilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis facility will play a vital role in enabling Tasmania\u2019s circular economy through working with our partners to ensure valuable resources are recovered and returned to the value chain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Environment Minister Madeleine Ogilvie praised the scheme\u2019s results and said it is helping to cut container litter, boost recycling and reduce landfill.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery container returned not only helps cut container litter in half, but also supports creation of new jobs, local business opportunities, and stronger communities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Recycle Rewards, Tasmanians now have a simple, practical way to be part of the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Recycling machinery processes millions of returned drink containers across the state<\/p>\n

The facility will sort and process containers collected from return points across Tasmania, preparing materials for reuse rather than sending them to landfill.<\/p>\n

Recycle Rewards is Tasmania\u2019s version of the container deposit schemes now operating in every Australian state and territory.<\/p>\n

Consumers receive a 10-cent refund for each eligible container returned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new $5-million container sorting facility has opened in northern Tasmania to handle the flood of bottles and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":577434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[64,63,75,128],"class_list":["post-577433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=577433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/577433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/577434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=577433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=577433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=577433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}