Kaleen Kids inspire community to recycle
Twelve-year-old triplets Aiden, Bryce, and Cooper, and their two friends Tad, 13, and Desan, 10, have banded together to form …
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Celebrate container returns in the ACT with a free coffee and a cookie!
15th November 2021 Celebrate container returns in the ACT with a free coffee and a cookie! To say thank you …
Churchgoers recycle containers to build a children’s playground
When the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) launched in 2018, the Mosaic Baptist Church jumped onboard. “We saw it as …
New costumes funded thanks to empty containers collected at Kingsford Smith School
When teacher Timothy Kirsopp did the math on how many recyclable containers were binned at Kingsford Smith School, he realised …
Find out how we are responding to COVID-19
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 …
Canberra choir recycles their way through COVID-19
The 50 members of the Strange Weather Gospel Choir are not just talented singers – they’re enthusiastic recyclers too. The …
Tiny hero recycling to help COVID-19 victims in India
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 …
Food truck friends saving containers to help save others
Canberrans may have seen the Fares Bueller food truck in Braddon on Friday and Saturday nights, with friends Ismail Hammoud …
Give what you can, take what you need – how container donations are supporting street pantries in Ngunnawal
Two years ago Margaret McGrath decided that since she and her husband Paul were living comfortably, she would do something …
Students begin a lifelong journey in sustainability at Bonython Primary
At Bonython Primary School, a key aspect of learning is focused on the natural world and sustainability, in what Deputy …
Donate your bottles and cans to help young ACT adventurers get outdoors
This World Environment Day weekend (5-6 June), the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (ACT CDS) is calling on ACT residents to …
Meet the saltwater croc who wants you to recycle your bottles and cans
Charlie the crocodile is on his way to getting a spacious new enclosure at the Canberra Reptile Zoo, thanks to …
Cans for Cats
Street cats in Canberra are finding new homes thanks to the Canberra Street Cat Alliance (CSCA) and the ACT Container …
This International Women’s Day, meet the women leading the charge for a sustainable future
The world is shifting and the need to build a sustainable future becomes more apparent each day. Some of the …
Container recycling helps connect community resources with community need
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme is helping the Gordon Community Centre provide emergency food relief to locals doing it tough. …
Cleaning up Lake Burley Griffin
Congratulations to all the volunteers who made Clean-up Lake Burley Griffin Day 2020 a great success! Last November, during National …
Country Women’s Association Gungahlin recycling a win for local charities
When Country Women’s Association Gungahlin started fundraising with the ACT Container Deposit Scheme in July 2018, Branch Treasurer Melissa Lee …
Responsible dog owners become responsible recyclers
The ACT’s Companion Dog Club was established in 1958 by a group of Canberran dog owners who wanted to train …
People of the ACT CDS – Sue Fallon
Sue Fallon is a passionate advocate for wildlife who has volunteered at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra for …
New ACT Container Deposit Scheme Cash-back Depot opens in Belconnen
A new cash-back depot for the ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is now open in Belconnen, making returning eligible containers …
Working together to create a circular economy
We recently chatted to Closed Loop – a circular economy specialist – about the many ways they give waste a …
Tackling local litter, one bottle at a time
Kirsty Young and her husband Wayne Corbin have recycled a remarkable 7,589 bottles and cans with the ACT Container Deposit …
Two-years of recycling success for the ACT Container Deposit Scheme
The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (ACT CDS) has celebrated its second birthday with big wins for the environment and the …
National Zoo volunteer recycles 170,000 containers for wildlife
Retired nurse and National Zoo and Aquarium volunteer, Sue Fallon, has helped recycle 170,000 bottles and cans through the ACT …
New Container Deposit Scheme depot opens in Mitchell
The new ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) Cash-back Depot at Mitchell is now open, making it faster and easier to …
