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Inner-west contributes to container milestone

Families, schools and community groups across Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay have helped Western Victoria reach a major sustainability milestone: more than 1 billion drink containers returned through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) since its launch two years ago. In Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay alone,…

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