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Primary students at Red Rock Christian College in Sunbury have really embraced their school’s new CDS Vic collections, and they’re motivated by community care, environmental action, and a healthy dose of competition.
At Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic), we see every day how small actions – like returning a can or bottle – can create meaningful change.
A corgi getting a ride in the front of an electric bike is pretty adorable. Add some containers, and that’s even better.
For Mrs. Lý Tha Kim and Mrs. Nguyễn Ngọc Đệ, returning bottles isn’t just about recycling.
Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme has passed a massive milestone, with two billion containers returned since the scheme launched in November 2023. Considering it took a year to hit the first billion, and this second one has taken eight months, we’re feeling very positive.
“When I’m driving around for work, if I see someone throw a can in a bin, I say, can you throw it at me?”
Over in Gippsland, there’s a music venue with a difference. It’s not a town hall or a band room at a pub. It’s a tin shed floating on a lake.
It took six months, but Hazel and Arthur have the Nintendo Switch they’ve been saving for, one drink container at a time.
At Kew High School in Melbourne’s inner east, there’s a waste revolution going on. The school’s Eco Crew have transformed how students and teachers dispose of their drink containers, and they’ve turned the results into cash through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.