TOMRA Cleanaway

It's official! Congratulations NSW, together we have recycled over 12 billion containers through Return and Earn.
That's over $1.2 billion in container refunds back in people’s pockets. It also means over $62 million in the hands of charities and community groups.
As the Network Operator for Return and Earn, TOMRA Cleanaway is proud of the circular economy impacts of Return and Earn over the last 6.5 years, with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of containers recycled.
Thank you to our Scheme partners Exchange for Change, NSW Environment Protection Authority, myTOMRA Australia, and Cleanaway, together we are making an immense difference, one container at a time. You can read more about this astounding milestone at https://tomracleanaway.com.au/12-billion-containers-for-return-and-earn/

Happy Father's Day to all our Dads and Father figures at TOMRA Cleanaway!

We've made returning your empties after a game of footy even easier with the new reverse vending machines installed at Gillon Oval in Brunswick.

Make your change at this new refund point from 8am to 7pm, 7 days a week!

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme Merri-bek City Council

Due to extreme winds and localised weather conditions, our refund collection points in Apollo Bay, Queenscliff, and at the Lara Sporting Club will be temporarily closed this weekend.

Download the CDS Vic West app to check the status of your local machine before you leave home.

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme

This Feature Friday is a little different as we shine a light on Earn's latest Major Donation Partner, Little Wings

Little Wings provides transport in the air and on the ground, connecting seriously ill country kids and their families to life-saving treatments in the city.

Every 20 containers you donate to Little Wings is 1L of fuel for their planes. We're proud that the TOMRA Cleanaway team have been actively donating and supporting Little Wings throughout the campaign, donating refunds during Return and Earn Machine demonstrations and openings.

You can support Little Wings via the Return and Earn App, Tag and Drop at Return and Earn depots or onscreen at Return and Earn machines across the state until 20 October.

We're proud to be supporting Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme in their statewide initiative to promote the importance of recycling to school aged students.

CDS Vic is calling on primary school aged students to lend their voice to an upcoming 'Message in a Bottle' installation at Scienceworks from 1 November to 31 January.

Interested in getting involved? Find out more here - https://ow.ly/oWYV50T88LQ

Museums Victoria Hobsons Bay City Council

We recently welcomed a team from DEECA for a tour of the Depot Campbellfield operated by Green Collect.

The team was able to tour the site and find out more about the history and services provided by the Green Collect team, as well as gain some insights into the audit and verification technology featured within the West Zone.

Find out more about the Campbellfield Depot here - https://ow.ly/9j6U50T882U

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme

Last Wednesday was a day to celebrate as we officially welcomed the new Point Cook Depot operated by Recycle4Change to the West Zone network!

Thank you to Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and Uncle Josh West for the beautiful and educative Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony.

Read more about the amazing work Recycle4Change are doing and the services they're providing through this Depot here - https://ow.ly/QLuZ50T76mv

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme Mathew Hilakari MP Wyndham City Cr Jennie Barrera

We're excited to celebrate Vinnies NSW Return and Earn depots processing half a billion containers.
TOMRA Cleanaway CEO, James Dorney said, “We’re proud to partner with Vinnies to deliver bulk return points across NSW. This milestone is an impressive one and showcases Vinnies commitment to community, and the environment.”

"Not-for-profit partners like Vinnies are a vital part of TOMRA Cleanaway's Container Deposit Scheme networks, providing an opportunity for us to support the community and provide enhanced positive outcomes, through processing fees, donations and employment opportunities."
You can read more at https://tomracleanaway.com.au/half-a-billion-reasons-to-celebrate/

This week, for Feature Friday we're thrilled to shine a spotlight on Raissa Mae, our incredible Customer Service Team Leader, as she marks her 5-year anniversary with TOMRA Cleanaway.

Raissa Mae started her journey with us as a casual team member and has grown into the pivotal role of Team Leader. She and her team are the friendly voices behind network enquiries, always ready to assist with a smile.

Raissa Mae’s dedication, leadership, and genuine passion for customer service make her an unsung hero of our organisation. Her infectious positivity and commitment to excellence are truly inspiring.

Congratulations, Raissa Mae! Thank you for all you do and for making every customer interaction a positive experience.

Ascot Vale! Have you visited your new refund point?

Located at the Leonard Cres Carpark behind the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds, this reverse vending machine is open from 8am - 8pm 7 days a week.

Make your change today at 44 Leonard Crescent at - https://ow.ly/FzLr50T2K7z

Moonee Valley City Council Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme

are-able's facility at 11 Albert street has become a 'recycling hub' for residents in the Warrnambool region. The Depot Warrnambool operated by are-able, located on site next to 'The Big R's Shed', gives residents in the south west of Victoria a one stop drop-off point for their recyclable goods, including their eligible drink containers.

Visit the CDS Vic Warrnambool Depot today to return your eligible drink containers for a 10c refund, and help support are-able's mission of creating opportunities for inclusive communities and supporting local recycling.

Read more here - https://ow.ly/VxvY50T1JIK

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme Warrnambool City Council

Another refund point has landed in Wyndham City!

Located at Stella Maris Catholic Primary School in Point Cook, this new reverse vending machine is open from 7am - 8pm, 7 days a week.

Making your change with Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme has never been easier in the West Zone! Find your nearest refund point today at https://ow.ly/KhjC50SZ1qW

Last weekend, eight team members from across the Return and Earn network joined together to participate in
City2Surf . The contingent from TOMRA Cleanaway were joined by Exchange for Change CEO, Danielle Smalley and myTOMRA Australia’s Darcy O’Donnell on the 14km journey from Hyde Park in Sydney’s CBD, over Heartbreak Hill to Bondi Beach.

The team raised funds for KARI, an Aboriginal Organisation that works with the community to create meaningful points of connection to share Aboriginal culture and achievement. So far the team have raised almost $1,000. You can show your support here https://city2surf24.grassrootz.com/kari-foundation/return-and-earn?tab=donations

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme has hit an incredible milestone - 750,000,000 drink containers returned! This means $75 million back into the pockets of Victorian residents and community groups.

As West Zone operator for CDS Vic, we’re proud to be playing our part in providing our local communities across the West of Victoria an accessible and convenient network of refund points so they can make their change with CDS Vic.

Visit https://tomracleanaway.com.au/victoria/ to learn more about our extensive network of refund points across the CDS Vic West Zone.

Keep up the great work Victoria!

Cleanaway myTOMRA Australia Brotherhood of St. Laurence Green Collect AXIS Worx McCallum Disability Services Outlook Australia are-able Recycle4Change KARI Australia Clean Vibes CitizenBlue - VIC

Don't crush your containers or remove their labels - our scanners need to be able to clearly identify your eligible container to make sure you get your refund!

Find out more about what drink containers are eligible for a 10c refund with at https://ow.ly/uayO50SWtC7

Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme

We're seeing double at Oak Park in Pascoe Vale!

New refund points have been installed across Merri-bek City Council, giving you even more locations to make your change with Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme.

Download the CDS Vic West app to find your nearest refund point today - https://ow.ly/3o3a50SUpU8

Tottenham and the people of Maribrynong City Council! You newest Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme Reverse Vending Machine is now live at the Australia Light Foundation!
📍293 Sunshine Rd, Tottenham
🕟 8.00am - 7.00pm each day
➡️ Find out more here, https://tomracleanaway.com.au/west-zone-for-cds-vic-expanded/

Australia Light Foundation

Calling all Clean Up Australia Champions!!

Have you heard the news?! Clean Up Australia has just opened their inaugural community awards!

Designed to recognise champions across five award categories, there are plenty of opportunities for recognition!

Find out more on the Clean Up Australia website, ➡️https://www.cleanup.org.au/clean-up-awards

♻️♻️♻️♻️There's 196 opportunities to return your eligible drink containers across the Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme west zone network from TOMRA Cleanaway!

Check out Mamma Knows West recent blog to find out how to get started!

➡️➡️➡️ https://www.mammaknowswest.com.au/mamma-says/cdsreturnscheme


Mamma Knows Melbourne

The West Zone has been growing - do you know where your nearest refund point is?!

We've been busy at work rolling out refund points to make sure you can easily with Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme.

Check out this fantastic RVM at Balmoral Park in Brimbank City Council!

Return your eligible drink containers for a 10c refund today at your nearest west zone location ➡️ https://cdsvic.org.au/locations

Don't forget the west zone app puts all the information you need at your fingertips - download the app on your app store ➡️https://cdsvicwest-app.com/login

Just one year ago we were celebrating the first installation of our Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme machine at Foodworks Buninyong!

Since this time, we have deployed over 180 return points across the CDS Vic West Zone and we are proud to have collected over 300,000,000 eligible drink containers with support from the West Zone community!

Thanks to all our supporters, hard working operators and field teams!

Download the CDS Vic west zone app to find your nearest return point here, https://cdsvicwest-app.com/login

Here's a link to our article from 12 months ago, https://tomracleanaway.com.au/victorias-first-container-deposit-refund-point/


myTOMRA Australia Cleanaway

This Feature Friday, we are throwing back to 12 months ago when we proudly featured on Series 3 of ABC Australia television's WarOnWasteAU!

Host, Craig Reucassel joined TOMRA Cleanaway's CEO James Dorney at our Eastern Creek Counting and Sorting Centre to learn about the impressive circular outcomes being delivered through the NSW container deposit scheme .

Learn more here; https://www.abc.net.au/education/digibooks/war-on-waste-season-3/102709008?vcOpensOnLoad=true&vcPageId=102709116

300 million eligible drink containers have now been returned across the CDS Vic West Zone!

This means millions of dollars back into the pockets of residents and community groups, and millions of containers entering the circular economy to be recycled into new products again.

We are thrilled to be celebrating this incredible recycling milestone that could only be made possible by our amazing West Zone community, partners, refund point operators and field team!

Cleanaway myTOMRA Australia Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme

We're thrilled to see the progress being made on the new Point Cook Depot operated by Recycle4Change!

Located at 2/6 Wallace Avenue Point Cook, this Depot will soon be open and ready to help you make your change with Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme.

Keep an eye on our socials for updates on the sites opening date. We're looking forward to welcoming you to the new Depot soon!

Did you know there is more than one way to fundraise with Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme?

Community groups, charities, schools and organisations can register to be donation partners to receive donations via the West Zone app, or you and your supporters can run container collection drives to raise money for your cause!

Find out more about fundraising with CDS Vic here - https://cdsvic.org.au/fundraising