with 7.5 million residents) announced that it would be adopting a 10-cent (AUD) deposit scheme, which commenced on December 1, 2017. The program has achieved a return rate of 69%. On July 22, 2016, the Queensland government announced that the state would introduce a container deposit scheme which commenced on November 1, 2018. A 10 cent (AUD) refund is provided for empty drink containers between 150 ml and 3 l. The state of Western Australia has announced the start date of a state-based scheme commencing in 2020. The scheme will apply to certain empty drink containers ranging in size from 150 ml to 3 L and will exclude domestically consumed drink containers such as wine and spirit bottles, milk and juice containers. The amount of the deposit/refund will be AUD 10-cents. Tasmania has, as of June 2019 announced it will have a scheme in place by 2022. Victoria announced it will introduce a scheme by 2023 as part of its updated recycling and waste management policies. Fiji The United Nations Development Programme had funded a feasibility study to look at the possibility of establishing a deposit-return system in Fiji, building on the experience gained from their successful projects in Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia. In 2011, the Fijian Government approved the Environment Management Waste Disposal and Recycling Amendment Regulations 2011, and the Environment Management Container Deposit Regulations 2011. The Regulations provide the legal framework for the introduction of a container deposit and refund system, allowing beverage producers and importers to adjust pricing and accommodate deposits. The Regulations will also allow the Department of Environment to register and establish the Managing Agency that will administer Fiji's container deposit system, and establish a revolving fund account to receive all deposits paid by producers for all beverages sold. No further details are available. New Zealand Single-use containers were increasingly introduced between the 1950s and 1980s. New Zealand had no container-deposit legislation until 2008 when the Waste Minimisation Act 2008 passed into law. The Act has provision for product stewardship of which container-deposit legislation is the most familiar type. there is no widespread deposits available on containers with some beer bottles being a notable exception. The Ministry for the Environment is working on a container return scheme, which may be introduced in about 2023. Europe Austria Austria has a container-deposit system for refillable PET bottles since 1990. In 2022, Austria announced a