27  June 2023

The Premier and the Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef announced the Queensland container refund scheme will be expanded to include glass wine and spirit bottles from 1 November 2023. 

From this date, all-glass wine and pure spirit bottles will be eligible for a 10-cent refund when returned to a container refund point in Queensland. 

More than 6500 Queenslanders participated in the consultation process, with the overwhelming majority supporting the expansion.

What this means: 

• Wine and spirit beverage manufacturers will soon be included in Queensland CRS legislation.
• 150ml to 3-litre glass wine and spirit bottles will be accepted by the scheme from 1 November 2023.
• This will not affect scheme pricing which was announced on 13 April 2023. 

There will be no immediate changes to the scheme. As the Product Responsibility Organisation (PRO) for the Queensland scheme, COEX will be working with wine and spirit manufacturers throughout the onboarding process once legislation is updated. We will continue to keep you updated on this process over the coming months.

If you have further questions click here to the beverage manufacturer FAQs or contact qld_bevmfg@containerexchange.com.au

Richard Parramon 
General Manager Strategy & Growth 
Container Exchange (COEX)