Sunbury and Macedon Ranges residents will soon be able to cash-in eligible drink bottles, cartons and cans, for 10 cents, when Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme ‘CDS Vic’ starts on Wednesday, November 1.
Reverse vending machines (RVM) have been installed across western metro and regional Victoria, and residents will have the choice to use them or automated depots.
In Sunbury a RVM can be found at HomeCo Rosenthal, Vineyard Rd, and a reverse vending bulk depot is located at Shop 3, 57-59 Horne St.
In the Macedon Ranges, residents can cash-in their bottles at locations in Woodend, Romsey, Macedon, Riddells Creek, and at three locations in Gisborne, all of which are operated by Visy.
TOMRA Cleanaway is the network operator in Sunbury and chief executive James Dorney said they were excited to land a refund point where locals will be able to conveniently drop off containers for recycling.
“Our machines are quick, convenient, accurate and automated, and are able to be seamlessly integrated into retail and community locations,” Mr Dorney said.
“In addition to the 128 container refund points across Western Melbourne and Western Regional Victoria that go live on 1 November, we will continue to add more refund points… for many months to come.
“So the scheme will continue to get more and more convenient and rewarding.”
RVM will scan and verify each container as it’s deposited, and provide the refund as a retail cash voucher, digital bank account transfer, or as a donation to a nominated charity or community group.
Other refund point types include: outdoor RVM, smaller format standalone RVM, over-the-counter refund points, pop up mobile collection points, and bulk container refund depots.
Residents can also download the CDS Vic West Zone app to check on the live status of their local refund point, verify container eligibility, and to manage and track container refunds.
It also allows customers the opportunity to donate their container refund to a number of charities that have joined as charity partners.
Details: cdsvic.org.au/locations
