Community group, sports teams, and school fundraising ideas are diverse and varied, but not all deliver a two-fold reward. That’s right – when you raise funds for your local community, sports group, charity, or school with Return-It and container deposit schemes, you’re also working to clean up your area and stop recyclable containers going to landfill! It’s win-win. And it’s easier and more fun than you might think. Let’s explain how.
How do container deposit schemes work?
If you’re new to container deposit schemes, the process is quite simple. In participating jurisdictions throughout Australia, every eligible container you collect and return to our Return-It depots or collection points gets you 10c per eligible container. This can be in the form of an instant cash refund, or deposited to your nominated bank account under your individual scheme ID. Where this gets exciting for group drives or charities, is that you can also make a shared scheme ID and collect together as a way to raise funds! And there are many ways to get the community behind it.
How to raise money for charity with Return-It
It’s easy to get started with Return-It! Once you have a shared or group scheme ID, you can then share it with your community, friends, and group members. Then, when they return their eligible containers at a Return-It depot or collection point, they just use the group Scheme ID and any funds raised will go to the group. With multiple Return-It bins and collection points situated around schools, sporting and community groups venues, it’s even easier for members to participate in the community or school fundraising drives too! You could create challenges or competitions to encourage better engagement and greater results for your collection campaign. There’s no shortage of great ideas.
Teaching kids about recycling
Another benefit of using Return-It and container deposit schemes to fundraise for schools and sporting clubs is the educational outcome. Running an eligible container, can and bottle drive, gives kids the opportunity to learn about recycling and the importance of caring about their environment. It lets them play a direct role in their fundraising too, while showing them how they play a part in the circular economy—no matter how big or small!
So next time you’re considering ways to fundraise, give Return-It and your CDS group scheme ID a try! It’s an all-round effective solution, and it gives back in more ways than one! You might even consider setting up a permanent container drive. As we say, any container returned is one less container in landfill—a win for you and a win for the environment! Return-It. It’s worth it!