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Return & Earn

Recycle your

bottles

Recycle your eligible bottles, cans and cartons with Return and Earn and get 10c for each drink container you return.

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It’s easier than you think

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Collect

Collect your 10c bottles, cans and cartons.

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Return

Take your drink containers to your nearest return point.

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Earn

Get 10c for every eligible drink container you return to save for yourself or donate.

The impact you're making

Every container you return reduces landfill and puts money back into the pockets of the community.

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16,535,705,300

Drink containers returned via the return point network.

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4.33 billion

Drink containers returned via kerbside recycling bins.

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1,368,089

Tonnes of material recycled.

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65%

Reduction in drink container litter

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67%

12-month rolling redemption rate

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660

Return points

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Over $100 million

Returned to charities and community groups via donations and fees

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88%

Participation

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94%

Support

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77%

Satisfaction

Information is correct at the time of publication to the best of our knowledge. Contact us for any queries.

Calculate your impact

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Father and son returning eligible drink containers at a depot after weekend sport
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