Schools
Return and Earn is a great way for students and the school community to help the environment while fundraising.
Raise funds for your school
Whether it’s setting up onsite collections to increase recycling at your school, teaching students about sustainability or fundraising, there are lots of ways to get your school involved with Return and Earn.
Become a donation partner
When you become a donation partner, your school will be featured on the Return and Earn app, so your students and school community can donate to you at our return points.
Partner with a Return and Earn depot
Some of our depots offer bins and regular pick-up services for schools who want to set up drink container recycling onsite. To find out if your nearest depot offers this service, give them a call.
Host a bottle drive
Ask students and your school community to collect and drop off their drink containers to your school and see how much you can raise.
Download Return and Earn school resources
Return and Earn is proud to partner with the Australian Association for Environmental Education NSW to deliver free teaching resources for Early Learning through to Stage 5.
These curriculum-linked resources provide practical ways for teachers to engage students on sustainability and recycling and support their school’s participation in the Return and Earn container deposit scheme.
Calculate your school’s impact
Every drink container recycled 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.
Show your students the importance of their recycling and celebrate their efforts by using our impact calculator to see just how much of an impact your school community is making.
See how other schools have been fundraising with Return and Earn
Bottles and cans are a valuable resource for Dapto High School’s seasoned recyclers, who are cashing in while creating a cleaner and greener environment.
Around 300,000 containers have been collected from the school’s bins and recycled through Return and Earn by Dapto High’s Green Group, which began when teacher David Bateman decided to work with students who were keen to make their school more environmentally sustainable.
Community
Environmental awareness begins with container recycling at Toybox Early Learning
Community
Recycling a path to community spirit and purpose at St Catherine’s Catholic College
Community