Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast, Mr Scot MacDonald, has announced the latest reverse vending machine for the Return and Earn container deposit scheme has been located at Coles, Wadalba.
It is the first reverse vending machine for Wyong and is located at Figtree Blvd & Orchid Way. “People will be able to choose to donate their refund directly to charities, receive a docket redeemable for cash, or an electronic transfer using PayPal at the machines,” Mr MacDonald said. “Return and Earn is the largest litter reduction initiative to be introduced in NSW, and now the Wyong community can get involved,” he said. “The NSW Government is committed to the Return and Earn scheme and further reverse vending machines and other collection points will be developed across the Central Coast in the coming months.
“There has been widespread community support for Return and Earn, with over 150 million containers returned across the state since December 1, 2017,” NSW Environment Minister, Ms Gabrielle Upton, said. Over five million containers have been returned to reverse vending machines on the Central Coast. Most drink containers between 150ml and three litres are eligible for the 10 cent refund. Containers should be intact, not crushed or broken, and have a readable barcode to be eligible.
Source: Media release, Mar 14 Kit Hale, Office of Scot MacDonald