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Computers and Accessories Construction and Demolition Corks Electrical Supplies Food Scraps Furniture Garden Cuttings Gas Cylinders Glas* Bottles and Jars Glas*es (sight & reading) Light Globes Mattresses Medicines Metals Milk and Juice Cartons Mobile Phones Office Paper Oil - Cooking Oil - Used Motor Paint Paper, Cardboard & Phone Books Plastic Bottles and Containers Plastic Bags Polystyrene Printer Cartridges Steel Cans Televisions Tyres White Goods X-Ray Films The container deposit scheme (CDS) is one of the first pieces of environmental legislation to focus on the 'polluter pays' principle, where beverage suppliers are responsible for funding a refund for returned drink containers. If someone discards an empty container they forfeit the right to the refund and someone else would benefit by picking it up and collecting that refund. Waste from the construction and demolition industry represents over one third of all waste going to landfill. Over 75% of this is clean, excavated material, such as concrete, bricks and timber which can often be recycled (Sustainability Victoria). Computers and accessories that are in working order can often be refurbished with new software and some replacement parts. These repackaged computers are generally made available to low-income communities, individuals and community organisations. KEEP YOUR ECO FOOTPRINT SMALL THESE HOLIDAYS WITH PLANET ARK'S HOLIDAY HACKS.