NEW CDS VIC REFUND POINT NOW OPEN IN GISBORNE
Gisborne residents can now cash in their drink containers close to home, with the opening of a new CDS Vic refund point in the centre of town.
Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas today joined CEO of VicReturn Jim Round to open Gisborne’s new Reserve Vending Machine (RVM) at the Gisborne Village Shopping Centre.
Victorians in every corner of the state are embracing the Allan Labor Government’s Container Deposit Scheme (CDS Vic) in record numbers – having returned more than 800 million cans and bottles since the scheme’s launch on 1 November 2023.
Gisborne’s new Reverse Vending Machine will build on this remarkable progress, making recycling more accessible and convenient for the community to return more containers close to home – reducing litter and putting money back into the pockets of local residents.
Community members can bring their eligible drink containers to the Gisborne Village CDS Vic return point and receive a 10-cent refund per container. Refunds can be redeemed as cash vouchers at Coles Supermarkets, via electronic funds transfer or as donations to charity.
Visy, the CDS Vic North Zone Operator, has expanded its network to more than 230 refund points across the Loddon, Mallee and Hume regions, as well as in Melbourne’s inner north and eastern suburbs.
Residents can find their nearest refund point and manage their refunds through the CDS Vic North app available for iOS and Android.
For more information on the scheme and to download the CDS Vic North app, visit www.cdsvic.org.au.
Quotes attributable to Member for Macedon Mary-Anne Thomas:
“Gisborne’s new Reverse Vending Machine will make it easier than ever for locals to recycle, reduce litter and get rewarded for it. This is a win for the region’s iconic natural environment and an exciting step forward to a greener, cleaner and thriving future for Victorians everywhere.”
Quotes attributable to Minister for Environment Steve Dimopoulos:
“It’s incredible to see so many Victorians in every corner of the state embrace CDS Vic – having returned more than 800 million containers to be recycled into new products instead of going to landfill or polluting our precious environment.”
