A brief look at some recent developments in Australia

In this episode of the Reloop Brief, Shraddha Kumar catches up with Reloop's Director for the Pacific, Rob Kelman, on the latest from Australia.
With several states expanding existing schemes to include wine & spirit bottles in container deposit schemes (and what that means for curbside costs and glass quality), to Tasmania’s strong early returns (~30 million containers since May 2025) and why refund value and retail take-back matter for engagement. The discussion also touches on South Australia’s ban on the tiny soy-sauce fish and the case for a robust, national EPR for packaging.