- Apr 16
Throughout April and May 2026, there will be minor disruptions to depot operations across Canberra while we upgrade our machines to the latest container
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- Mar 06
Since launching their return for charity bins in February 2025, Canberra centre has seen strong support from businesses and shoppers. Canberra Centre Operations Manager Clare Glassford first came up with the idea for the return for charity bins
- Jan 27
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) will expand to increase the range of containers eligible for the 10c refund. From mid-2027, the scheme will
- Aug 14
Twelve-year-old Keira Naden is proof that recycling can take you a long way—all the way to Japan, in her case. Keira, a dedicated member
- Jul 02
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is celebrating its 7th birthday including seven years of success that has resulted in nearly 400 million bottles,
- Jun 27
https://youtu.be/Fx1Cz1spUx4 What started as a math class exercise, in a few short years, has turned into a fundraising opportunity that is getting students at
- Jun 27
https://youtu.be/0nG8Z2CBAy0 In the past five years Pickleball ACT has grown from 5 to 900 members, and as the clubexpanded, so too did their waste
- Jun 10
Canberra Centre has taken a major step forward in sustainability with the launch of a new ‘return for charity bins’ turning bottles and cans
- Apr 01
At QT Canberra, sustainability is at the heart of everything they do. Two years ago, the team discovered how simple it was to set
- Jan 15
Since introducing ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) recycling bins in September 2023, Canberra Park has made a positive impact – returning nearly 35,000 bottles,
- Dec 04
Sustainability company Closed Loop transformed waste management into a remarkable success story again this year at Canberra Floriade. During the month-long event which ran
- Mar 07
With the rising cost of living affecting many locals, the ACT Container Deposit Scheme is helping keep community pantries stocked in the inner north.
- Feb 15
Closed Loop has once more dramatically reduced waste and landfill created at the annual Floriade event in Canberra, including 46,500 drink containers that were
- Jan 04
Canberra hospitals are converting drink containers into a substantial source of funds by recycling them through the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). In a
- Nov 27
When Michael Nixon and his wife moved into Goodwin Village Crace, a multi-unit retirement development, he was quick to see the opportunities for container
- Nov 03
With thousands of people streaming through Canberra Airport each day, the retail team saw an opportunity to showcase drink container recycling to a vast
- Oct 27
Canberra homeowner Ashlee Rankin has found a novel way to help offset increases in the cost of living repayments – container recycling through the
- Oct 20
At Vikings Cycling Club, event organiser Jon Lowe was already carting away cans for recycling after the club’s weekly races when the ACT Container
- Oct 16
Kingsford Smith School has won The Canberra Times ACT CDS Enviro Champions – Schools Award, in recognition of their students’ recycling efforts. “The students
- Oct 14
It’s no surprise that the Natu family won the Canberra Times ACT CDS Enviro Champion – Individual award. Their astronomical efforts in the ACT
Theodore Primary School P&C has been recognised for its recycling efforts, receiving the runners-up award in the Canberra Times ACT CDS Enviro Champion –
- Oct 04
Sustainability Week at University of Canberra marked the beginning of several exciting new environmental initiatives. Andrew Giumelli, Associate Director Student Experience, said that the
- Jul 01
Australian National University (ANU) is home to an innovative new return point for the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), accepting bottles and cans for
- Jun 15
The ACT CDS Recycling Hero Passport is an exciting new initiative that encourages children to become recycling superheroes while learning about setting goals and
- Apr 26
The animal kingdom is a major part of daily life at Woden Valley Early Learning Centre, teaching children valuable lessons in life, and fundraising
- Mar 07
It’s International Women’s Day, and we are featuring some of the incredible women from scheme coordinator Exchange for Change and network operator Return-It, who
- Dec 05
William the Waste-free Warrior is encouraging kids at Harrison Public School to recycle using the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS). The toy koala is
- Dec 05
ACT local Ryan Gilligan has had a passion for recycling since he was young. When he graduated from school in December 2020, he wasn’t
- Aug 31
ACT local Simone Wright and her five-year-old son Dane have been collecting drink containers from around the Gungahlin area for more than a year
Maricel Giorgioni from Aspen Medical is working with her colleagues and local schools to raise money for charity by collecting and returning drink containers
Amaroo Primary School in Gungahlin is serious about creating a more sustainable school and community. Amaroo means ‘a beautiful place’ in Nyoongar, and with
- Jun 22
Sue Fallon is a well-known and passionate advocate for animal conservation who has been a volunteer at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra
Last year students and staff at Charnwood-Dunlop School started looking at ways to improve and rejuvenate the school recycling system. Before that the school
Mim Thurkettle, Elsie Harding, Lucy Lawton, Molly Campbell, and Charlie Noble are Fraser Primary School’s Waste Wise Warriors. The Year 6 girls are the
Canberra’s Corroboree Group begun recycling bottles and cans as a way to assist the group’s young clients. The organisation provides a range of services
Students at Canberra High School are learning how to make the world a more sustainable place, starting with their own backyard. A student-led action
- Jan 19
Thanks to continuous innovation from our network operator, Return-It, the ACT Container Deposit Scheme’s network of return points now includes our first reverse vending
- Nov 23
Twelve-year-old triplets Aiden, Bryce, and Cooper, and their two friends Tad, 13, and Desan, 10, have banded together to form the Kaleen Recycle Kids.
When the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) launched in 2018, the Mosaic Baptist Church jumped onboard. “We saw it as a great opportunity for
When teacher Timothy Kirsopp did the math on how many recyclable containers were binned at Kingsford Smith School, he realised they were throwing out
- Oct 29
Lids4Kids, like the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), is all about sustainability and recycling. Lids4Kids began when Canberra’s Tim Miller started collecting plastic bottle
At Tommy Gun’s barber shop in Canberra, staff have incorporated the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) into the business’ day-to-day operations and are raising money for social events along the way. Ka Man Cheng, the shop manager,
- Oct 13
Darcy Wilson has been interested in recycling since he visited the Materials Recovery Facility at Hume when he was six years old. He knows all about
- Oct 07
When Charlie Brown was a toddler he needed to spend some time at Canberra Hospital. Now at 10 years old he’s running a fundraiser to help
- Oct 01
Cash-back depots, Drop & Go Pods and Drop & Go Points located at IGA stores, Vinnies stores, and Salvos Tuggeranong and Phillip are open for returns and can be accessed in line
- Sep 23
Most people have never heard of the kowari, a small carnivorous marsupial. But William La Marca, founder and chairperson of Team Kowari, is studying
- Aug 16
The 50 members of the Strange Weather Gospel Choir are not just talented singers – they’re enthusiastic recyclers too. The Canberra community choir, which
- Jul 23
Six-and-a-half-year-old Arushi Natu has been busy this year collecting bottles and cans to fundraise for two important causes using the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (ACT CDS) – supporting
Canberrans may have seen the Fares Bueller food truck in Braddon on Friday and Saturday nights, with friends Ismail Hammoud and Jad Hmeidan serving
- Jun 18
Two years ago Margaret McGrath decided that since she and her husband Paul were living comfortably, she would do something to help people who
At Bonython Primary School, a key aspect of learning is focused on the natural world and sustainability, in what Deputy Principal Marc Warwick says
- May 11
Charlie the crocodile is on his way to getting a spacious new enclosure at the Canberra Reptile Zoo, thanks to container recycling efforts through
- Mar 12
Street cats in Canberra are finding new homes thanks to the Canberra Street Cat Alliance (CSCA) and the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (ACT CDS)
- Mar 08
The world is shifting and the need to build a sustainable future becomes more apparent each day. Some of the women leading change to
- Feb 24
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme is helping the Gordon Community Centre provide emergency food relief to locals doing it tough. The Community Centre is
- Feb 02
Congratulations to all the volunteers who made Clean-up Lake Burley Griffin Day 2020 a great success! Last November, during National Recycling Week, almost 100
- Dec 23
When Country Women’s Association Gungahlin started fundraising with the ACT Container Deposit Scheme in July 2018, Branch Treasurer Melissa Lee says they thought they
- Dec 17
The ACT’s Companion Dog Club was established in 1958 by a group of Canberran dog owners who wanted to train their dogs to make
- Oct 28
Sue Fallon is a passionate advocate for wildlife who has volunteered at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra for more than 11 years.
- Oct 08
A new cash-back depot for the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is now open in Belconnen, making returning eligible containers easier for residents of
- Sep 22
We recently chatted to Closed Loop – a circular economy specialist – about the many ways they give waste a second life, and why
- Sep 09
Kirsty Young and her husband Wayne Corbin have recycled a remarkable 7,589 bottles and cans with the ACT Container Deposit Scheme since it launched
- Aug 25
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (ACT CDS) has celebrated its second birthday with big wins for the environment and the community. Over 72 million
- Feb 13
Retired nurse and National Zoo and Aquarium volunteer, Sue Fallon, has helped recycle 170,000 bottles and cans through the ACT CDS, raising $17,000 for
- Dec 20
The new ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) Cash-back Depot at Mitchell is now open, making it faster and easier to return eligible drink containers.
- May 14
OzHarvest Canberra and The Green Shed have combined forces to create Give A Can, a new recycling initiative that’s nourishing the ACT community by delivering meals to
- Mar 14
Angus Sealy is an enterprising young man who cares for the environment. And he’s on a mission. He was recently selected as one of
- Mar 12
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme has been running for less than a year but is growing, in both participation and community awareness, thanks in
Crowne Plaza Canberra welcomes a high number of guests – and with high numbers of interstate and international visitors comes high waste production. The
- Jan 22
There is an entrepreneurial spirit in the heart of the ACT’s community – and it is a young spirit to boot! As the fourth
- Dec 19
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme is going from strength to strength, with the recent opening of a new bulk depot in Phillip on Monday 17 December.
For the last few months students at Harrison School have been incorporating what they’ve been learning in business studies and economics into real-life problem-solving
- Nov 13
Students at Daramalan College are putting their rubbish to good use. They, along with the Mantra Macarthur Hotel, Crowne Plaza and the Gunghalin Lakes
- Nov 10
The Australian Capital Territory saw the launch of a local container deposit scheme on the 30 June 2018, which aims to increase recycling in
- Nov 09
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme is continuing to encourage recycling in the community while reducing litter and the number of containers going to landfill.
- Nov 05
If you are one of ACT’s smart recyclers and return your eligible drink containers to the Fyshwick Depot, you will meet some very friendly
- Sep 21
The Fyshwick Bulk Depot saw many members of the ACT community attend its Open Day on Friday 16 November. This savvy group of citizens brought along
