Return and Earn is a drink-container recycling program that rewards people for returning eligible bottles, cans and cartons. Participants receive a 10-cent refund for each eligible container, which they can keep or donate to a charity or community group. The process is straightforward: collect eligible containers, find a nearby return point, and return them to earn the refund. The program also offers an app to help users locate return points and a website with information about eligible containers, recycling and the scheme’s impact.

Return and Earn aims to reduce waste and litter while supporting communities. According to the information provided, its return-point network has processed more than 16.6 billion drink containers, and donations and fees have returned over $100 million to charities and community groups. The program reports 665 return points, alongside a 65% reduction in drink-container litter. Visitors can use an online calculator to estimate refunds and environmental benefits, learn about recycling, report rejected containers, or contact the program with questions.