Container Exchange (COEX) welcomes the Parliamentary Inquiry into Improving Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme and sees this as an opportunity to build on the program’s success.
The Hon Andrew Powell MP, Minister for Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation, announced the Inquiry into Improving Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme on 20 February 2025.
The Health, Environment and Innovation Committee’s report was subsequently tabled in the Legislative Assembly on 16 October 2025.
The Government has until 16 January 2026 to respond to the report’s recommendations.
The report highlights areas where COEX can improve and we are committed to working through these recommendations together with the Government, collaboratively.
As part of COEX’s commitment to transparency, our public submissions and participation in the inquiry process are documented below.
