Creating positive change across Western Australia
Since Containers for Change launched in 2020, Western Australians have saved more than 5.54 billion containers from ending up in general waste. Together, we're creating cleaner communities, supporting local causes and helping protect our environment.
5.54 billion containers
5.4 billion containers returned by Western Australians
$554 million refunds
554 million in total refunds paid straight back to WA community
24 times around the earth
The distance all the returned containers would stretch if they were lined up to end.
$21.93 million donated to causes
In five years, $21.93 million has been donated to schools, charities, and community groups.
314 refund points
Depots, kiosks and stations from Kununurra to Esperance, and everywhere between.
846 jobs created
Created across Western Australia, many of them with social enterprises and local operators.
BUT OUR WORK ISN'T DONE
530 million 10¢ containers are still lost to general waste every year in Western Australia.
That's $53 million in refunds buried — and millions of 10¢ containers that will not have the chance to be recycled to live another life.
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YOUR CONTAINERS REINVENTED
So, what happens to your 10¢ containers after you return them to us?
Accepted containers are sorted into their different material types at the refund point, before being processed into ready-for-sale material.
This material is then sold to accredited recyclers, who use it to make new products, including new 10¢ drink containers.