Get Ready for Empties Day

On Saturday 28 January, Western Australians are encouraged to visit their local Containers for Change refund point to ensure their festive empties don’t go to landfill.

Each summer, roughly 420 million containers are sold in WA – that’s $42 million worth of bottles just waiting to be cashed in and donated to charity. Containers for Change is dedicated to taking these empties and recycling them so they can live another life, curbing the amount of rubbish we’re putting into the planet.

Containers for Change accepts most plastic water bottles, juice boxes, beer bottles, and pre-mixed spirits bottles. They also accept plastic soft drink bottles up to 3L. If you’re in doubt about what you can cash in, check your container’s label for the 10c mark.

Once you’ve collected your eligible containers, all you need to do is take them to your closest Containers for Change refund point. With over 260 refund points across WA, there is sure to be one near you! You can find your closest refund point by heading to the Containers for Change website, where you can also find more information about how it all works.

When you use the Child Cancer Research Foundation’s Scheme ID when submitting your refund, you will be helping us on our mission to see more children live the long and fulfilling lives they deserve. Our Scheme ID is C10285275. 

So, don’t let your 10c containers’ potential go to waste! Celebrate Empties Day by doing your bit to help the environment AND support the vital research into childhood cancers.

P.S. If you’re busy on Saturday 28 January, don’t worry – simply return your containers on a day that better suits you.

Be the change this summer!

This festive season, as you’re celebrating with your family and friends, we can imagine bottles and cans might be starting to pile up. Why not use these empty drink containers to make a real difference?

Every container you save from landfill will not only protect our environment, but it can also help our Foundation ensure the ground-breaking research into childhood cancers can continue, so less lives are cut short by the gruelling disease.

All you need to do is:

1. Collect eligible containers
   Most aluminium, glass, plastic, steel and liquid paperboard drink containers between 150ml and 3L are eligible.
2. Take them to a refund point
   With over 200 refund points in WA, there is sure to be one near you! 
3. Donate your funds
   You’ll receive 10 cents for every eligible container, which you can donate to CCRF using our Scheme ID: C10285275

So, don’t let your 10c containers’ potential go to waste! Together we can keep these containers out of landfill, give them another life, and help our community while doing it.

Our Scheme ID is C10285275