Recycle and support people seeking asylum

You can now make a donation to the Asylum Seekers Centre by recycling your bottles and cans through the Return and Earn scheme.

Most drink containers between 150ml and 3L get a 10-cent refund at Return and Earn machines around Sydney. After you’ve fed your bottles into the machine, choose to donate to the Asylum Seekers Centre by opening up the Return and Earn app. You can choose ANY of the +350 Return and Earn machines in NSW simply by using the app. Check for your local machine here.

1. Return and Earn Silverdale 3/2320 Silverdale Rd
2. Return and Earn Wallacia Lot 4 Silverdale Rd 2745 Wallacia
3. Return and Earn Luddenham 19 The Northern Rd 2745 Luddenham
4. Return and Earn Eastern Creek 1A Raffles Glade 2766 Eastern Creek
5. Return and Earn Eastern Creek 159 Rooty Hill Rd S 2766 Eastern Creek
6. Return and Earn Kemps Creek 1465 Elizabeth Drive 2178 Kemps Creek
7. Return and Earn Jordan Springs Lakeside Pde & Jordan Springs Blvd 2747 Jordan Springs
8. Return and Earn Cecil Hills 1 Lancaster Ave & Sandringham Drive 2171 Cecil Hills
9. Return and Earn Quakers Hill 7 Nirimba Dr 2763 Quakers Hill

How to recycle

Containers must be in a good condition (not crushed or broken), empty, and have the label attached. Look for the 10c label on the container to see if it’s eligible for a refund.

Refundable: Can (ie soft drinks), bottles (ie beer bottles), cartons, juice boxes or poppers.

Not refundable: Milk containers, glass wine bottles, glass spirit bottles, juice bottles over 1 litre, cordial bottles.