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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.
Alternatively, you can select ASC directly from machines at any of the following locations:
Return and Earn Club Grandviews Peakhurst 1 Forest Rd 2210 Peakhurst
Return and Earn Carss Bush Park36 Bunyala St 2221 Carss Park
Return and Earn Cecil Hills 1 Lancaster Ave & Sandringham Drive 2171 Cecil Hills
Return and Earn Bexley Golf Club 203 Stoney Creek Rd 2207 Kingsgrove
Return and Earn Spotlight Rockdale 381/391 Princes Hwy 2216 Rockdale
Return and Earn Westfield Hurstville 443 Park Rd 2220 Hurstville
Return and Earn White Bay Power Station Rozelle, 28 Robert St 2039 Rozelle
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.
