The Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL) has lodged a submission to the Senate inquiry into the Extended Producer Responsibility Scheme for Packaging (No Time to Waste) Bill 2026. The ABCL supports policies that improve resource recovery, increase recycled content and strengthen Australia’s domestic recycling industry. However, the submission highlights the need for any recycled content […]

Evolving Sweet Preferences: Temporal Trends in Australian Non-Alcoholic Beverage Sales from 1997 to 2024 is independent research conducted by FOODiQ Global and published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nutrients. The study analysed sales data for non-alcoholic, water-based beverages in Australia, highlighting key trends across drink categories over nearly three decades. The findings show Australians are […]

ABCL has made a submission to the Queensland  Health, Environment and Innovation Committee on the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Strengthening the Container Refund Scheme) Amendment Bill 2026. As the peak body for Australia’s non-alcoholic beverages industry and a funder of Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme (CRS), ABCL supports stronger governance, transparency and accountability, but cautions against […]

Responsible Use of Groundwater: Reporting on the Sustainability of Pumping Operations by Australian Beverage Council Ltd Members in WA is an independent scientific review confirming that groundwater abstraction operations by its Western Australian source operators are sustainable and use groundwater responsibly.  This landmark report was conducted by hydrologists and hydrogeologists at The University of Western Australia, providing an […]

The ESR30 2025 Impact Report provides an overview of the Australian Beverages Council’s Environmental Sustainability Roadmap to 2030 and the progress made during its first year. Developed with KPMG, the report outlines ESR30’s industry targets across emissions, waste, water, packaging and supply chains, and highlights how participating beverage businesses are using the program to strengthen […]

The Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL), representing the non-alcoholic beverages industry, provided a submission to the Northern Territory Legislative Scrutiny Committee on the review of Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) expansion. The ABCL welcomes the inclusion of wine, spirits, and larger volume containers and recognises the environmental and circular economy benefits of this expansion. The submission […]