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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.

23/06/2026

In a hurry? 💨

Did you know you can drop off your containers instead of waiting?

Simply visit the terminal, label each of your bags and leave them in the bag drop zone. Our team will process your bags for you🧃♻️

Find your nearest depot here https://actcds.org.au/return-points/

18/06/2026

Head to an ACT CDS return point and score a refund for your bottles and cans, just like the Canberra Raiders 🧃♻️

Find your nearest return point here https://actcds.org.au/return-points/

16/06/2026

We wanted to take a moment to give a big shout-out to our team on the ground🙌

7 days a week, they are servicing our network of return points to help Canberrans receive their 10c refunds🧃🪙

Way to go team!💚

14/06/2026

You know what time it is? Drop off o'clock🕖

If you haven't dropped off your eligible drink containers in a while, why not pop down to one of our return points across Canberra today and drop off your containers?

Find your nearest return point here https://actcds.org.au/return-points/

11/06/2026

Look for the 10c refund mark on your drink bottles, cans and cartons to score cents from your recycling🔍

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

09/06/2026

Did you know drink containers that are 150mL or smaller are not eligible for a refund with the ACT CDS? 🔍

Drink containers must be between 150mL and 3L to be eligible for a 10c refund. You can learn more about what containers are eligible here https://actcds.org.au/eligible-containers/

07/06/2026

Recycling just 50 bottles and cans through the ACT CDS saves resources in the production of new drink containers:

🚿water savings equivalent to 37 minutes of showering
🔌energy savings equivalent to 80.4hours powering your TV
🚗CO2 emissions avoided equivalent to 28.8km of driving

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

04/06/2026

Andrew and Shanly vowed to make cents from their recycling for their wedding👰‍♀️🤵

The couple recycled over 20,000 eligible drink containers in the lead up to their big day, and used the 10c container refunds to pay for their wedding photographer.

Fantastic recycling Andrew and Shanly! Congratulations from all of us at the ACT CDS 💚

Read more https://actcds.org.au/community/act-couple-vowed-to-take-recycling-to-a-new-level-to-save-for-their-wedding/

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/

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/

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