Local filmmaker Liz Sideris launches web film and app targeting plastic pollution and the push to implement a national Container Depost Scheme
Local filmmaker Liz Sideris has launched an online film and iPhone app targeting single use plastic pollution and the push for a national Container Depost Scheme (CDS).
The film has been released to coincide with the state and national environment ministers meeting to discuss the issue. The filmmakers hope that the film will help raise community awareness and ultimately assist in the push for the implementation of a national CDS.
Every year, Australians use 11 billion disposable drink containers. Almost 30% end up littering our streets, parks, public spaces and waterways. The effectiveness of container deposits is demonstrated throughout the world – including South Australia who have had a scheme in place since the 1970′s.
Why isn’t this proven, effective measure in place in Western Australia?
Container Savers follows two West Australians fighting for a national container refund scheme.
Judy Bligh (left) has been campaigning for a Container Deposit Scheme in WA for over 10 years.
We follow her personal journey as she contibutes to the cause at the grass-roots level: painting banners, waving placards and organising community events.
Paul Sharp founded Two Hands, an organisation encouraging a collaborative approach to plastics pollution. He urges people to take 30 minutes to make a difference in their own communities and in spaces that matter to them by collecting rubbish locally.
The film includes interviews with senator Scott Ludlum (Australian Greens), hon Alannah MacTiernan (mayor, City of Vincent) and Mika Leandro (Conservation Council of WA).
The app, which is available for free from the iTunes store, challenges users to map litter in their local area. By uploading their photos to an interactive map, users across Australia will create a map of drink container litter and highlight the need for local action.
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right of the bat, well done!