A beverage industry executive said on 9 January that cuts in prices paid for used glass were necessary for the viability of the Australian glass manufacturer ACI and would not pose a threat to the fu…
A beverage industry executive said on 9 January that cuts in prices paid for used glass were necessary for the viability of the Australian glass manufacturer ACI and would not pose a threat to the future of Victoria“s recycling system. The chief executive of the Beverage Industry Environment Council, Mr Peter Shmigel, rejected earlier comments by the Victorian Environment Protection Authority chairman, Dr. Brian Robinson, that the state“s recycling system had been put at risk by ACI“s 16% cut in used glass payments. Mr Shmigel, who represents ACI and other packaging and beverage manufacturers, said glass containers, PET bottles and aluminium cans were the mainstays of recycling. ACI, a subsidiary of BTR Nylex, recently signed a national framework wages agreement which will mean pay rises of 16% by mid-1997.