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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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CDS Vic First Birthday

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It’s time for candles and cake, as Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme has celebrated its first birthday. Since launching in November 2023, CDS Vic has been embraced by the Victorian community, with more than one billion containers returned for recycling. At 10 cents per container, that means we’ve hit $100 million in refunds, with over $950,000 of that figure donated to charities and community groups.  

Jim Round, CEO of the Scheme’s coordinator VicReturn, was thrilled with the community’s response.  

“We are committed to seeing the scheme go from strength to strength over the next 12 months and the years ahead,” he said.  

“We are working with community groups like Scouts and major sporting organisations like AFL Victoria and Tennis Victoria to reach as many Victorians as possible.”

CDS Vic marked the occasion with a brand-new campaign, encouraging Victorians to feel like a million bucks when they return their containers and get their refund. On top of that, we’ve launched an interactive recycling installation at Scienceworks, running until 27 January, and thrown a birthday party to thank our partners and zone operators for their hard work.  

We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who’s supported the Scheme in its first year. Here’s to an even stronger 2025.  

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