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Recycle your drink containers the smart way with the ACT Container Deposit Scheme. Divert them from becoming litter or landfill and pick up 10 cents for each.

31/05/2026

Hope everyone is enjoying the long weekend! 🤩 Did you know you can still return your containers on a public holiday?

Cash-back depots are open on tomorrows public holiday from 10am - 3pm and our drop & go pods and reverse vending machines are open 7am - 7pm.

To learn more about other return point opening hours, visit https://actcds.org.au/return-points/

29/05/2026

We are currently experiencing power outages at Tuggeranong, Charnwood and Hawker drop & go pods. The digital screens and printers are unavailable.

You can still complete a manual bag drop at these sites by labelling your bags with the phone number associated with your Express account, before dropping them in the pod.

26/05/2026

Small acts can have a big impact💪♻️

Recycling just 100 bottles and cans through the ACT CDS saves resources in the production of new drink containers:

🚿water savings equivalent to 73 minutes of showering
🔌energy savings equivalent to 160.8 hours powering your TV
🚗CO2 emissions avoided equivalent to 57.6km of driving

Find out the impact of your recycling here https://actcds.org.au/impact-calculator/

21/05/2026

Heading to GIO Stadium Canberra to watch the Canberra Raiders this weekend?

Keep an eye out for our ACT Container Deposit Scheme bins around the stadium, and recycle your bottles and cans ♻️

19/05/2026

Make cents at home or school with our mobile collection service.

🧃 Collect your eligible cans and bottles (minimum 300 containers)

💻 Book in your collection https://actcds.org.au/recollect/

🏡 Leave your container collection in a safe space or meet our driver at the door for pick-up

💵 Receive your container refund later (a small service fee will be deducted)

17/05/2026

Our Fyshwick Cash-Back Depot is getting an exciting upgrade from tomorrow✨

Monday 18 May - Wednesday 27 May, the Fyshwick depot will be unavailable for walk in service while our machines are being upgraded to the latest technology.

You can still return your bottles and cans at the depot during this time using our bag drop service.

For more information visit https://actcds.org.au/return-points/fyshwick/

14/05/2026

It's as simple as 1,2,3!

🧃Collect eligible containers with the 10c refund mark.

📍Return them to your local return point.

🪙Receive a 10c refund per eligible container.

Find out more about getting started here https://actcds.org.au/how-to-participate/

12/05/2026

Did you know that some glass drink bottles are eligible for a 10c refund through the ACT Container Deposit Scheme?

Look for the 10c refund mark on glass bottles such as water, beer, soft drink, pre-mixed spirits, juice and kombucha 🔍

Find out more about what is eligible for a 10c refund here https://actcds.org.au/eligible-containers/

10/05/2026

If you're heading to watch the Canberra Raiders at GIO Stadium Canberra over the next four rounds, don't forget to recycle your bottles and cans in our ACT Container Deposit Scheme bins around the stadium♻️

09/05/2026

Our Mitchell Cash-Back Depot is getting an upgrade and will be better than ever ✨

From Monday 11 May to Friday 22 May, the Mitchell depot machines will be unavailable, while they are being upgraded to the latest container counting technology.

Our team will be conducting manual counts during this time and continuing to offer bag drop services to ensure you can still get your refund.

Please allow extra time, as manual counting may cause delays and some additional noise on site.

For more information visit https://actcds.org.au/return-points/mitchell/

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http://www.actcds.org.au/

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