The ABCL responded to the “Driving NSW’s Circular Economy” consultation in July 2022, addressing scope expansion in the New South Wales container deposit scheme. To view the ABCL’s full response, please click the link below. ABCL Submission to Driving NSW’s Circular Economy

The Australian Dietary Guidelines [ADG] recognise the positive contribution juice (no added sugar) makes to a healthy dietary pattern and its role in helping many Australians meet their recommended daily fruit serves. Juice is included in the ‘core food’ fruit recommendations: 125mL of fruit juice with no added sugar can be included as a serve […]

Container Deposit Schemes (CDS), also known as Container Refund Schemes, are principally designed to change behaviour to meet objectives related to reducing the volume of beverage containers that end up in landfill or that are discarded in the environment. Together with other policies, this change in behaviour facilitates reuse of materials through recycling and provides […]

The recent crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has created an opportunity for government to invest in reform that could not only aid in the economic recovery, but that could also set the Australian economy on a path to long-term productivity-led growth, positioning the Australian economy as an agile front-runner among OECD nations. As the […]

The ABCL commissioned the CSIRO to carry out an analysis of the 2011-2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey, revealing the role of all beverages (including alcohol, coffee, tea, soft drinks and dairy-based beverages) to daily intake of energy and nutrients among Australians. View PDF Download

Key findings from a secondary analysis of the 2011-12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey that provide an accurate and contemporary understanding of the role of beverages in the diet… VIEW PDF DOWNLOAD