Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia) (15:57): I move: That the Senate— (a) notes that: (i) National Recycling Week runs from 7 November to 13 November 2011, (ii) Australians use more than 12 billion drink containers every year – 1.4 million per hour – fewer than half of which are recycled, (iii) a July 2010 study commissioned by the Government found that a container deposit scheme (CDS) with a 10 cent deposit on beverage containers would increase recycling to more than 80 per cent and reduce overall litter volume by 19 per cent, (iv) South Australia has operated a successful CDS since 1977, (v) the Northern Territory has adopted a CDS to commence in 2012, and (vi) the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia has adopted the Australian Greens' model CDS bill for that state; and (b) calls on the Government to immediately adopt a national CDS. Question put. The Senate divided. [15:58 ] (The Deputy President —Senator Parry) Question negatived.