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Recycling scheme contractor accused of having employees sleep on depot floor sues for $5m
Key takeaways
- Cash refund point operator in Queensland's container recycling scheme, U Can Recycle, has taken COEX to court.
- Container Exchange (COEX) depot operator U Can Recycle is suing the recycling program for more than $5 million, alleging it was misled into believing it would be operating a new depot in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane.
- COEX has accused the operator of having employees sleeping on depot floors, miscounting cans and working outside their visa requirements and asked it to show cause as to why the contract should continue.
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Cash refund point operator in Queensland's container recycling scheme, U Can Recycle, has taken COEX to court.
Container Exchange (COEX) depot operator U Can Recycle is suing the recycling program for more than $5 million, alleging it was misled into believing it would be operating a new depot in Beenleigh, south of Brisbane.
COEX has accused the operator of having employees sleeping on depot floors, miscounting cans and working outside their visa requirements and asked it to show cause as to why the contract should continue.
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