Recycle for Working Animals

Your bottles, cans and cartons help save working animal in need!

Current Competitions 🏆

Queensland – Turn 10c into $10K!

Competition: Turn 10c into $10,000
Prize: $10,000 for you + $10,000 for a cause
Dates: Now until 30 June 2025
Location: Queensland only

Find out More / Enter: Containers for Change QLD

How it works:

1. Return at least 100 containers in one go.

2. Use your member number for double entries (sign up is free).

3. Keep your receipt or use your member ID.

4. Complete the entry form online before 30 June.

5. Enter daily! One entry per 24 hours per 100+ container return.
   
   ✅ You’ll be in the draw to win $10,000, and if you nominate us, we can win $10,000 as well for working animals!
   

For those of us who would like to recycle and fund-raise for Animal Aid Abroad (AAA) at the same time, AAA is now registered for four container deposit schemes within Australia. This means you can take eligible containers to the relevant locations and 10c per container will be donated to AAA.

For more information you can visit the websites for each state's scheme as below.

ACT

Take eligible containers to any of the three different types of return points: Drop & Go Point, Drop & Go Pod and Cash-back Depot. There are a number of return points located across the ACT – there is one near you!

When you return containers you can donate your refund to Animal Aid Abroad. Use the in-store touch screen console to enter your details. Choose your refund type and enter the code for Animal Aid Abroad. The AAA codes are 0400107399 / E025378

For details about the scheme and drop off locations, please visit:

https://actcds.com.au/

NSW

Take eligible containers to Return & Earn Reverse Vending Machines.

Select Animal Aid Abroad from the touchscreen. AAA's account will be automatically credited with the full amount.

For details about the scheme and drop off locations, please visit:

https://returnandearn.org.au/

QLD & WA

Take eligible containers to Containers for Change collection points

Use the AAA Scheme ID C10283802 or, create your own account and enter the AAA bank account details.

For details about the scheme and drop off locations, please visit:

https://www.containersforchange.com.au/

VIC

Download and the CDS Vic North App.

Log In or Sign up.

Navigate to the DP Selection Section: Look for the section where you can choose Donation.

Search for DP: Use the search function to find Animal Aid Abroad (ID C2000008533) by name/ID OR scan the barcode here.

Select DP: Once you find DP, select them.

Confirm Selection: Follow any prompts to confirm your choice and save the changes.

For details about the scheme and drop off locations, please visit:

https://cdsvic.org.au/

Which containers are eligible?

The recycling schemes target beverage containers most commonly seen as litter. Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard beverage containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible for a refund. Generally, ineligible containers are those that are less than 150ml and greater than 3L. Other ineligible containers include all plain milk bottles, wine bottles, pure spirit bottles, cordial and registered health tonics. Pure juice containers over 1L (or under 150ml) are also ineligible.

Containers must be clean and empty, with the lids removed.

Separated lids can be handed in at the refund points (no refund applies, but the lids will be recycled).

For more details, please visit the website for your state's scheme.

ACT: https://actcds.com.au/eligible-containers/

NSW: https://returnandearn.org.au/how-it-works/containers/

QLD: https://www.containersforchange.com.au/qld/node/999

WA: https://www.containersforchange.com.au/wa/node/999

VIC: https://cdsvic.org.au/

All we need is your help and together, we can reduce waste at the same time as helping working animals around the world!

For any questions about this program please contact Lynn on lynn@animalaidabroad.org