Keen recyclers with community spirit can now give to two Wagga charities through the ever-popular return and earn machines.
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The donation option on the “reverse vending machines” list Amy Hurd Early Learning Centre and Henwood Park Soccer & Sporting Club as potential recipients of the 10 cent refunds.
Amy Hurd preschool teacher Eileen Bach said it was great that they could benefit from Wagga’s generosity.
“We have a strong sustainability focus within our service and the money raised will be used to promote children’s learning,” Ms Bach said. “It will provide resources to foster childrens’ appreciation of nature and allow excursions with an environmental focus.”
Ryan Buzzell, chief executive of recycling operator Tomra, said organisations were free to use the donations however they saw fit, whether it was buying uniforms, hosting an event, replacing equipment, or going on an excursion.
“We’ve seen an incredible response from the people of Wagga who have really embraced the return and earn scheme,” he said. “Being able to support your local community through donations to schools, sports groups, local charities and not-for-profits is an added incentive for everyone to use the reverse vending machines and makes the positive act of recycling even more rewarding.”
In the first six months of the state government’s container deposit scheme, 5.5 million containers were returned through Wagga’s “reverse vending machines”.