Return-It QLD is encouraging pubs, clubs and bars to collect beer bottles, beer cans, as well as soft drink containers in its ongoing bid to improve recycling in Queensland.
To make it as easy as possible for licenced venues to return and recycle eligible containers, Return-It QLD provides a recycling experience that changes the way commercial customers recycle, with the aim to support them in reducing waste management costs and reward them for their efforts. The initiative is designed to provide an easy way to return containers while helping the environment and the community.
“As major sellers of bottles, cans, and other drinking containers, pubs, clubs and bars are in a great position to raise additional funds by returning eligible containers through Return-It QLD, and for every bottle returned they can collect a 10-cent refund or choose to donate it to a worthy cause,” said Return-It QLD CEO, David Singh.
“We have some fantastic charity partners including P&Cs QLD, the AEIOU Foundation, LifeLine, Vinnies, Bloomhill Cancer Care, the Salvos, among others who have all been able to use money provided through donations to improve their service offerings. We know a lot of pubs and clubs also support their local community, and might have their own causes that the refund amounts can go towards.”
“Through Return-It QLD, we want to offer pubs, clubs and bars the opportunity to recycle their eligible containers easily, while offering them the chance to give back to the community and make a change for good by supporting our charity partners.”
Since its launch on 1 November 2018, Queenslanders have recycled more than 100 million containers through the Container Refund Scheme, with more than $10 million in refunds provided to Queenslanders and Return-It charity partners within the first two months of launch.
“We have been extremely encouraged by the willingness of Queenslanders to embrace the Container Refund Scheme and to recycle their containers and look forward to what the next few months have in store,” Mr Singh said.
As part of the Queensland Government’s Container Refund Scheme, Containers for Change, delivered by Container Exchange (Co-Ex) in Queensland, Re.Group, via its consumer-facing arm, Return-It has established more than 100 Express Drop Off units and Depots across Queensland.
The drop off points allow individuals or businesses to easily deliver recyclable materials, such as bottles, containers and other plastic items. Each eligible item will attract a refund of 10c, which the deliverer can either keep, or opt to donate to one of Return-It’s benefitting organisations.
Commercial partners can choose to select a charity to receive a donation on their behalf based on the containers collected from their sites. Its recycling that makes cents.
Return-It is dedicated to helping our customers ‘create a habit’ and is committed to reducing the number of recyclable items ending up in landfill. Subject to understanding the needs of each commercial customer, we may be able to provide the following as part of our partnership:
- 240 litre purple wheelie bins
- 1100 litre bulk bins
- Dedicated signage for kitchen bin areas
- Launch event – promoting the building as a commercial client
- Digital marketing toolkits to ensure support from staff on site
- Monthly reporting with total weights, number of containers collected and recycled
- Collection of containers – service frequency to be determined based on volume
- Rebates paid to you or directly to a charity partner of your choice
Visit www.containersforchange.com.au to register for a containers for change ID and find your nearest Return-It QLD Depot or Express site to get involved!