Guidelines and reports
Reports, information and links to help you discover more about Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). Open all
- CDS Vic Annual Statutory Report 2024-25
This report is a summary of CDS Vic’s Scheme performance from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. It is a collaboration between VicReturn, Network Operators and various Scheme participants. The report meets the obligations to provide an Annual Statutory Report.
CDS Vic Annual Statutory Report 2024-25 PDF 5.08 MB (opens in a new window)
- CDS Vic Annual Statutory Report 2023-24
This report is a summary of CDS Vic’s Scheme performance from 1 Nov 2023 to 30 June 2024. It is a collaboration between VicReturn, Network Operators and various Scheme participants. The report meets the obligations to provide an Annual Statutory Report.
CDS Vic Annual Statutory Report 2023-24 PDF 6.87 MB (opens in a new window)
- Beverage price monitoring 2025
Recycling Victoria’s report into the impact of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) on beverage consumption and prices has found prices of eligible alcoholic drinks in Victoria increased by an average of 3.6 cents and eligible non-alcoholic drinks by an average of 9.1 cents, which is less than the 10-cent refund. This increase is consistent with first year results for New South Wales and Queensland schemes.
The Impact of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme on beverage prices and consumption report analysed beverage prices and consumption in Victoria from November 2022 – November 2024.
The review looked at the pricing and consumption of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages before and after CDS Vic started.
Beverage price monitoring helps us to understand to what extent beverage suppliers have passed the cost of the scheme on to consumers through increased retail prices.
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