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Jul 12, 2026 1 hr 17 min

The 10 Cent Scam That Australia Fell For

from Pulling Threads Hosted by Alex Cleary

Alex went deep on how Australia's container deposit scheme actually works and the numbers are wild. Cleanaway and Tomra are making hundreds of millions, Coca-Cola benefits when you don't recycle, and you're earning $8.50 an hour feeding cans into a machine. Plus Troy finally admits Alex was right about the knees over toes guy, we get into whether Australia should legalise drugs after Alex saw the zombie wasteland in Vancouver, and a tradie brings his own three-ply toilet paper to site in a sealed bag. In this episode: - The full breakdown of where your 13 cents per can actually goes - Why Germany's 40 cent deposit scheme makes Australia's look embarrassing - Troy admits defeat on Ben Patrick and the knees over toes method - Alex's weed experience in Canada that changed his mind on legalisation - The study that says having daughters makes men safer but having sons changes nothing - Sex worker references and what the fuck that actually means - Stinge or smart: the tradie with premium toilet paper in his tool bag - Book club update for Blaine and Amber Burke's book Timestamps: (00:00) Welcome back and the recording light disaster (01:00) What actually is a stitch and why do they just disappear (03:30) Troy admits Alex was right about knees over toes guy Ben Patrick (08:50) Mum's retirement fitness glow up and her new job medical (12:03) Container deposit scheme deep dive. How the money actually flows (15:25) Running the numbers. What you actually earn per hour returning cans (27:00) Germany's 98% recycling rate vs Australia's 68% (34:47) Sex worker references. Who the fuck is giving you a reference (42:01) The wild story from scrolling at work (49:50) Legalising drugs. Alex's experience in Vancouver changed everything (55:05) Portugal's model and why education beats prohibition (01:01:15) The study on fathers, risk aversion and why daughters change everything (01:10:46) Stinge or smart. The tradie with Quilton three-ply in his tool bag (01:16:36) Book club reminder. Go buy the book now Full episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow the pod on Instagram: @pullingthreads

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