The Northern Territory is unable to determine whether the scheme which encouraged the trading of recyclables for money is working due to inconsistent data collection and reporting.
The program ‘Cash for Containers’ allowed people in the Northern Territory to exchange their glass, plastic or aluminum cans for a 10 cent refund, however a 5 year review was unable to determine it success.
The review ultimately recommended more accurate and improved reporting about where containers to go in order to determine the programs success.