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 …
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 …
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 …