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Recycle your old containers for a 10c refund at over 600 locations across Victoria.
IT’S EASY AS 1, 2, 3
01
Collect
Look for the 10c mark on the back of pack. Some drinks are not eligible, including plain milk containers, wine and spirit bottles.
03
Earn
All eligible drink containers are worth a 10 cent refund that you can either keep, or donate to a community donation partner.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Find my closest CDS Vic refund point
What’s an eligible container?
How the Container Deposit Scheme works
here’s some stats
$180
Million
Returned to Victorian pockets
1.8
Billion
Containers saved from landfill
$2
Million
To community organisations
$1.3
MILLION m³
Space saved from landfill
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