Make a return
CDS Vic provides a 10 cent refund for every eligible drink container returned. Each bottle, can and carton that you return helps to divert valuable containers from landfill.
There are hundreds of refund points across Victoria, so look out for your local. The network has more than 600 refund points.
Get involved
In partnership with city councils, these baskets offer a new way to recycle containers on the go.
Are you a school that wants to get involved with CDS Vic? You will find lots of resources and guidance here.
Find out more about participating in Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.
Our partners
AFL Victoria and CDS Vic have teamed up to support local football clubs across the state in raising funds and promoting sustainability. Through this exciting partnership, CDS Vic is now the Official Recycling Partner of AFL Victoria until 2027.
From 2 June 2025, CDS Vic will dollar match the first five Landcare groups to raise $1,000 through the scheme.*
Victoria's Container Deposit Scheme is proud to partner with Sustainability Victoria's ResourceSmart Schools to empower Victorian schools to recycle and reduce waste.
CDS Vic is proud to announce its groundbreaking partnership with Tennis Victoria. This exciting initiative aims to reduce waste, promote recycling, and support grassroots tennis communities across the state to raise funds.
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Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme has passed a massive milestone, with two billion containers returned since the scheme launched in November 2023. Considering it took a year to hit the first billion, and this second one has taken eight months, we’re feeling very positive.
This figure shows just how much Victorians have embraced the scheme, so congratulations go out to the entire state. If you’ve returned your containers, we’d like to thank you for being part of the change. That’s two billion containers kept out of landfill and out of our beautiful parks, beaches, rivers, and mountains. It’s something to celebrate.
With that in mind, we thought we’d do some quick maths to show just how big of an impact we’ve had together. In terms of total volume, two billion eligible drink containers would fill…
- 91 per cent of the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- 1600 Giant Koalas
- 4500 Z-class trams
- 575 Olympic swimming pools
Incredible work. Here’s to the next billion, and to all of you.
Want to know more?
- Head to our locations map to see where you can make a return
- Learn about eligible containers
