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How to make a return
CDS Vic will provide a 10 cent refund for every eligible drink container returned from 1 November.    Every bottle, can and carton you return helps to divert valuable containers from landfill. 
Eligible containers
Most aluminium, glass, plastic and liquid paperboard (carton) drink containers between 150mL and 3 litres are eligible. Keep the lids on, we recycle them too! 
Refund point types

There are hundreds of refund points across Victoria, so look out for your local. The network has more than 600 refund points.

Donation & other refund types
There are multiple ways to receive your 10 cent refund. You can either keep your refund, or support your favourite cause with a donation. 
Get involved

Get involved

Fundraising
CDS Vic gives charities and community groups the opportunity to raise funds while making an impact. 
Donating
Your eligible containers can help others. Donate your valuable container refunds at your nearest refund point. 
Scouts Victoria

We’re excited to announce a partnership between Scouts Victoria and CDS Vic, designed to reward Scouts and Scout Groups for their commitment to container recycling.

Message in a Bottle

To celebrate the upcoming first anniversary of the scheme's launch, CDS Vic will launch an interactive installation at Scienceworks to educate young Victorians about recycling.

Tennis Victoria

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.

AFL Victoria partnership

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.

Beverage industry partners
Find out more about participating in Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme
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Twins use CDS Vic to raise $300 for Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital

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Introducing Sonny and Lennie, 8-year-old twins who have first-hand experience of Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, which provides world class care for sick children and their families.

The boys wanted to give back to the Hospital and decided that they would raise money through CDS Vic by collecting and returning drink containers. They donated the money they raised to the Good Friday Appeal, a not-for-profit charity that raises funds to support the work of the Royal Children’s Hospital. 

Sonny and Lennie had a goal of raising $300, which they more than achieved, making a great contribution to the work funded through the Good Friday Appeal. It also represents more than 3,000 drink containers that were diverted from landfill – a fantastic effort by Sonny and Lennie! 

Want to support the Good Friday Appeal’s fundraising efforts for Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital? 

Here’s how to donate

  1. Return your eligible drink containers to a CDS Vic refund point.
  2. Donate your container refund by choosing ‘Good Friday Appeal’ on your local Zone Operator’s app (scroll to Electronic Payment to download the app), or using the Good Friday Appeal barcode or Donation Partner IDC2000000397.
  3. Spread the word by encouraging your friends and family to contribute.

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Video by Digital Storytellers. 

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