Containers for Change WA – and Our Award-Winning Waste Station Program!

Containers for Change – A Quick 101

Containers for Change is Western Australia's container deposit scheme. It gives you a 10-cent refund for every eligible drink container you return, helping reduce litter, increase recycling, and support local community and environmental initiatives.
Eligible containers include most plastic and glass bottles, as well as drink cartons, cans and pouches, that are 150ml to 3L are accepted.

This includes:

  • Most single-serve water and fizzy drink containers up to and including 3L.
  • Most single-serve alcohol containers, like beer bottles and pre-mixed spirits.
  • Flavoured milk containers that are 150ml to 999ml.
  • Coconut water, pure fruit, or vegetable juice containers that are 150ml to 999ml

To learn more about what’s eligible visit Container Eligibility

Look out for the 10c refund mark on bottles and cans – instead of binning them, you can return them to a local refund point and get your cash back. It’s a simple and effective way to keep valuable materials out of landfill and put money back into your pocket (or a good cause!).

In Kalgoorlie-Boulder, our local Containers for Change outlet is Return It, located at 5 Brooks Way, West Kalgoorlie.

The City’s Waste Station Program – Turning Rubbish Into Community Rewards

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder is proud to run our Waste Station program at major events like Sunset Sounds, Multicultural Festival and KidsFest, in partnership with local sporting clubs and community groups.

At these events, instead of tossing your bottles and cans in the nearest bin, we invite you to bring them to our Waste Station. Volunteers from local groups will help sort the waste and collect any eligible 10c containers. They then cash in the containers to raise funds for their clubs and causes.

This program is a win-win-win:
✔ Less waste to landfill
✔ More containers recycled
✔ Local groups benefit financially

Our Waste Station program has been such a success that it was recently recognised with the Community Containers for Change Award at the Tidy Towns Sustainable Communities Awards – a huge achievement for our city and the amazing volunteers who make it happen!

See a Waste Station? Come Say Hi!

Next time you’re at a City event and see a Waste Station, bring over your bottles and cans – don’t bin your 10c containers! Your small action can help reduce landfill, support local groups, and contribute to a cleaner, greener Kalgoorlie-Boulder.

Let’s make change happen – one container at a time.