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Make a donation here!
Turn your trash into cash. Claim it for yourself or donate it.
About
About
Collect your eligible drink containers.
Bring them to the Centre during opening hours.
Our volunteers will count the containers.
Choose to receive your refund or donate it to CNC.
No appointment is required.
Please contact us before bringing a larger return so we can confirm volunteer capacity.
What can be returned
What can be returned
Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150 mL and 3 L are eligible.
Look for the 10c refund mark, usually located near the barcode.
Common eligible containers include:
Soft drink cans and bottles
Water bottles
Beer and cider cans and bottles
Energy and sports drink containers
Juice containers
Small flavoured milk containers
Plain milk containers, wine and spirit bottles, cordial containers and containers without the 10c mark are generally not eligible.
Please empty your containers before bringing them in.
Get paid or Donate (both are ok)
Get paid or Donate (both are ok)
When you keep your refund, you receive 10 cents for each eligible container and CNC receives a 3-cent processing payment for operating the collection point.
When you donate your refund, the full 13 cents generated by each container supports the Churchill Neighbourhood Centre.
These funds help us operate programs including:
The Churchill Food Bank
The Churchill Community Garden
The Churchill Men’s Shed
Classes, groups and community activities
The Mobile Resilience Trailer
It is a simple way to recycle, earn some extra money or directly support your community.
Community Impact
Community Impact
Our recycling program has kept hundreds of thousands of containers out of landfill and returned tens of thousands of dollars directly to local residents.
The income retained by CNC helps fund important community programs that receive little or no ongoing government funding.
Every container makes a difference.
Run by Volunteers and Students
Run by Volunteers and Students
Our collection point is operated by community volunteers who manually count and process each return.
Please be patient during busy periods and treat our volunteers respectfully. Abusive, aggressive or disrespectful behaviour will not be accepted.
How
How
Get paid directly into your bank account
All eligible containers with the 10c mark
Weekdays between 10am and 3pm
Completely run by volunteers
You get 10c per item
We get 3c per item (processing fee)
Everything we make is reinvested back into our Community Resilience Projects
Register your group
Register your group
Eligible charities, schools, sporting clubs and community groups can raise money through Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.
Once registered, your group will receive a unique Donation Partner ID. Supporters can use this ID when returning eligible containers and donate their 10-cent refunds directly to your group.
It is a simple way to raise ongoing funds while encouraging recycling and reducing waste.
Where else can I recycle?
Where else can I recycle?
Download this list of recycling locations across Latrobe City
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