{"id":9152,"date":"2020-11-13T09:35:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=9152"},"modified":"2020-11-13T09:35:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:35:42","slug":"4-5-billion-containers-recycled-in-nsw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/13\/4-5-billion-containers-recycled-in-nsw\/","title":{"rendered":"4.5 BILLION CONTAINERS RECYCLED IN NSW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Communities across New South Wales have made recycling a regular part of their routine, with more than 4.5 billion bottles and cans returned for recycling through the NSW Government\u2019s Return and Earn Scheme.<br \/>\nEnvironment Minister Matt Kean said it was particularly exciting to reach this massive milestone during National Recycling Week.<br \/>\n\u201cIn the first six months of this year, three out of every four eligible bottles and cans supplied in the State were returned through the scheme for recycling,\u201d Mr Kean said.<br \/>\n\u201cThese drink containers are now destined for use as a sustainable alternative, instead of littering our streets and contributing to landfill.\u201d<br \/>\nReturn and Earn has contributed to an average 40 per cent annual reduction in drink container litter in New South Wales, with more than 420,000 tonnes of materials recycled since it launched in December 2017.<br \/>\nParliamentary Secretary for the Environment James Griffin said National Recycling Week is the prime time to celebrate the State\u2019s suite of recycling initiatives.<br \/>\n\u201cWaste Less Recycle More is Australia\u2019s largest waste and recycling initiative, with more than 3.6 million tonnes of waste diverted from landfill in NSW since it was introduced in 2012,\u201d Mr Griffin said.<br \/>\n\u201cTo date, we have invested more than $800 million in grants for councils, community groups, industry and charities to roll-out more than 2,685 programs and projects that support businesses and communities to improve recycling across the State.<br \/>\n\u201cThese results really demonstrate the role each and every one of us can play in protecting our environment and practicing recycling.\u201d<br \/>\nFor more information visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.returnandearn.org.au\/\">www.returnandearn.org.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communities across New South Wales have made recycling a regular part of their routine, with more than 4.5 billion bottles and cans returned for recycling through the NSW Government\u2019s Return and Earn Scheme. Environment Minister Matt Kean said it was particularly exciting to reach this massive milestone during National Recycling Week. \u201cIn the first six &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/11\/13\/4-5-billion-containers-recycled-in-nsw\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;4.5 BILLION CONTAINERS RECYCLED IN NSW&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9152\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}