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Environment
Nick Gibbs

Cheers: Queensland uncorks bottler of a recycling idea

Wine and spirit bottles will soon be eligible for a 10 cent refund in Queensland. (Melanie Foster/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Wine and spirit bottles will soon be eligible for a 10 cent refund as Queensland expands its container deposit scheme and other states are being called on to follow suit.

The scheme has been operating for cans and smaller glass and plastic bottles since 2018, with more than 6.4 billion containers exchanged at a value of more than $630 million.

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