Fundraise with Return and Earn
Millions of dollars have been raised for charities and community groups through Return and Earn, supporting a range of important causes from providing food and shelter to environmental conservation.
Ways to fundraise
Did you know you can fundraise for your charity, school, community or sporting group all while helping the environment? It’s easy with Return and Earn.
Become a donation partner
When you become a donation partner, you’ll be featured on the Return and Earn app, so your supporters can donate to you at return points across NSW.
Host a bottle drive
Ask your members, community, neighbours or local businesses to collect and drop off their drink containers to you and see how much you can raise.
Partner with a Return and Earn depot
Some of our depots can offer regular pick-up services, ideal for collections from schools, workplaces or businesses. To find out if your nearest depot offers this service, give them a call.
Download our fundraising toolkit
Download our free toolkit for tips and supporting resources to help you set up and promote your Return and Earn fundraiser.
Calculate your group’s impact
Your fundraising’s impact is more than just money. Every drink container you recycle through Return and Earn helps to save water, energy and carbon emissions, by reducing the need for raw materials in the production of new drink containers.
Use our impact calculator to find out what impact your recycling is having and share the results with your community to celebrate your positive impact together.
Your fundraising stories
More than 200 scientists at the Children’s Medical Research Institute spend each day working to find cures and treatments for serious conditions affecting kids.
Their important work has been given a helping hand by Bargo recycler Marjo Hallowell, who donates Return and Earn drink container refunds to help fund the institute’s research.
With support from her grandsons, Marjo has raised almost $12,000 for the not-for-profit charity through Return and Earn since 2024.
