> Several months ago, Coke came out in support of a bottle deposit program in Australia. Guess who "co-ordinates" the bottle return scheme in New South Wales (

> Several months ago, Coke came out in support of a bottle deposit program in Australia. Guess who "co-ordinates" the bottle return scheme in New South Wales (where the linked article references)? It's a joint venture of which Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA - the Australian distributor), is a key stakeholder. So they basically control what is an acceptable bottle, what the price you must pay for that is, etc. and charge for producer certification, etc. It's put the squeeze on a lot of smaller craft beer and beverage producers, as the costs to implement have been pushed on to them. Oh and in Australia it's illegal for the brewers to re-use glass bottles, irrespective of their prior use or treatment :-( [1] https://returnandearn.org.au/about-return-and-earn/ https://returnandearn.org.au/about-return-and-earn/