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In its bid to slam the door on an Australian wide roll out of a cash for containers scheme that’s been so successful in South Australia, Coke has been employing its 'Three Cs' – cops, cons, and court action.

The decision to make 'Cash for Containers' a national scheme in Australia is so close. In fact the decision will come down to one man, NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell.

Poor Coke. Their PR team must be having a hard time of late – but to be honest, they brought it on themselves.

Does Coca-cola have a secret agenda against seabirds? David Ritter writes to the company to find out.

Below is just one of the fantastic emails we've received since launching our campaign to stop Coca Cola bullying our Governments and urge them to bring in a national Cash for Containers scheme.

Seabirds: the poster children for ocean health. Fishers use them to identify fishing hot spots. Environmental and marine scientists use them as indicators of the condition of the ocean environment due to their ability to cover vast areas.

For many people the Arctic is seen as one of the last wilderness regions left where there has been limited human impact. However, sampling of marine plastic debris over the past few days shows that the far reaching effects of mankind is clearly present even in the Arctic Ocean.