ABCL Responds to Calls for 20c Container Refund The Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL) has strongly rejected recent calls to double the refund amount under the Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), highlighting the negative impact such a move would have on Australians and its limited benefit to recycling outcomes. Date: 6 August 2025 Statement attributable to […]

The Australian Beverages Council has submitted its response to the South Australian Environment Protection Authority’s draft Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) Amendment Bill. In the submission, ABCL welcomes the transition to a not-for-profit scheme coordinator and supports the shift in scheme objectives towards a circular economy model. Key recommendations include prioritising access to high-value recycled materials […]

For immediate release Date: 11 September 2023 SYDNEY – The Australian Beverages Council Limited (ABCL) is delighted to see the continued momentum of Containers for Change, the state’s container refund scheme (CRS), surpassing seven billion drink containers in a second key milestone this year. “We are delighted to see that the winter months did not […]

For immediate release Date: 8 August 2023 SYDNEY – Renewed calls for a sugar tax on non-alcoholic drinks will add a strain to family finances without providing a concrete, wholistic solution to a decades old problem. The non-alcoholic beverages industry is leading the way in supporting healthier consumer choices with initiatives like the nation’s first […]

The Australian Beverages Council Ltd (ABCL) – the peak body representing the nation’s non-alcoholic beverages industry – congratulates the NSW Labor Party on its election victory and looks forward to continuing the close and constructive relationship between government and the industry in NSW. Our recognition goes to the outgoing Coalition government for its leadership in […]

THURSDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, SYDNEY: Australia’s largest beverage companies are committed to reducing sugar in their drinks. In 2018, Asahi Beverages, Coca-Cola South Pacific, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and Pepsi Co Australia and New Zealand, committed to reducing sugar across their non-alcohol beverage portfolios by 20% from 2015-2025. With more than 16% of sugar removed from their portfolios […]